Able Seaman Kenneth John Price

Son of Lt. John Price, R.C.N.R., and Evelyn Mary Wilkes of Montreal, Quebec. In the First World War, John served as a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve from 1914 to 1915, then with the Royal Artillery in France from 1915 to 1919, and as a captain in the Merchant Navy. During the Second World War, he enlisted on 3 September 1940 in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. He served with HMCS Stadacona, on HMCS Prince Henry (F70) from 1 December 1940 to 30 September 1941, promoted to temporary lieutenant, regimental number O-60270, on the 30th, and transferred to HMCS Windflower (K155) on 14 October 1941. He lost his life in a collision between this ship and the Dutch freighter Zypenberg on 7 December 1941. During his lifetime, he was awarded the Defence Medal, the General Service Medal (1916), the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. For the Second World War, he was posthumously awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the Atlantic Star, the 1939-1945 War Medal with Bar and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Bar.

On 20 September 1941, at 1:51 am, 275 miles (443 km) northeast of Cape Farewell, Greenland, the Pink Star was torpedoed by U-552 and sank immediately, position 61°36'N/35°07'W.