Profile image
Military service
Age:
46
Rank:
Master
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Tagona (Toronto, Ontario) (128188)
Birth:
April 10, 1872
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Death:
May 16, 1918
Celtic Sea
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 3.
Additional information
Son of David Dakers and Betsy Jane Jolly, of Montrose, Angus, Scotland. Husband of Jessie Maude Jackson, of Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
On 15 May 1918, Tagona was en route from Bilbao, Spain, to Glasgow, Scotland, when she was torpedoed 5 miles (8 km) west-southwest of Trevose Head, England, by U-55. She sank in the Celtic Sea with eight crew members, position 50°29'N/05°07'W.
Digital gallery of Master Frederick Charles Dakers
-
Memorial
-
Memorial
Digital gallery of
Master Frederick Charles Dakers
Digital gallery of
Master Frederick Charles Dakers
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 22 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.