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Military service
Age:
35
Rank:
Fireman
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Armonia (Montréal, Québec) (135799)
Birth:
January 1, 1883
Aden, Yemen
Death:
March 15, 1918
Mediterranean Sea
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On 15 March 1918, the Armonia was sailing south-east of Corsica in the Mediterranean when it was torpedoed by UC-67 near Porquerolles Island, in position 42°33'N/06°46'E. Seven of the crew lost their lives.
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Tower Hill Memorial. The 480 fallen Canadians lost at sea, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
The tower Hill Memorial is located in London, England at Tower Hill and across from the Tower of London. This Memorial is dedicated to the 50,700 Commonwealth merchant seamen, fishing fleet workers and other on-board crew lost during the First World War. Included on this list are the 480 Canadians that gave their lives in the cause of the Great War. (J. Stephens)
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Fireman Caid Japsa
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Fireman Caid Japsa
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 37 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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