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John Frederick Earl Neath

In memory of:

Able Seaman John Frederick Earl Neath

September 13, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

V/22970

Age:

25

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Ottawa

Additional Information

Son of William and Frances Neath, of Owen Sound, Ontario; husband of Rita D. Neath, of Owen Sound.

Commemorated on Page 102 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 8.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War Memorial. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.

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    Memorial – Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute Second World War Memorial. Image courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Owen Sound Sun Times September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of John Frederick Earl Neath,– John Frederick Earl Neath, known as Earl, died in Sept 1942 in the Atlantic when the HMCS Ottawa was torpedoed by U91. He was 25 yrs old, left behind a wife and two small sons. He was my father's brother and none of us had the chance to meet him, but we never forget him or his sacrifice.

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    Photo of John Frederick Earl Neath,
    Photo of John Frederick Earl Neath, – John Frederick Earl Neath, known as Earl, died in Sept 1942 in the Atlantic when the HMCS Ottawa was torpedoed by U91. He was 25 yrs old, left behind a wife and two small sons. He was my father's brother and none of us had the chance to meet him, but we never forget him or his sacrifice.

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