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Son of Harry Decker Van Meter and May Blanche Matthews of Moose Range, Saskatchewan. During the First World War, Harry was conscripted into the Canadian Army. He was enrolled on 29 April 1917 in the Manitoba Regiment, regimental number 4070532, of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. A deserter from 11 November 1917 to 25 April 1918, he was demobilized on 21 January 1919, being discharged from the army on 11 November 1917.
On 9 April 1942, the Fanefjeld was en route from Bildudatur, Iceland, to Isafjord, Norway, when she was reported missing. The German commander of U-252 recorded in his logbook the sinking of a steamer off the north-west tip of Iceland at 10:04 on 9 April, position 66°15'N/23°52'W. The 22 crew members, one passenger and one Icelandic pilot were never seen again. The exact cause of the ship's loss has not been established.
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Page 243 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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