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At the outbreak of the Second World War, he enlisted in the Toronto Scottish Regiment - Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own - and was sent overseas with the first Canadian contingent. Declared disabled in December 1939, he was repatriated in 1940 and joined the Merchant Navy.
At 12:15 am on 29 October 1942, the Bic Island was torpedoed and sunk by U-224 southwest of Rockall, an isolated rock between Ireland and Iceland, position 55°05'N/23°27'W.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 142 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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