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Ronald Smith

In memory of:

Ordinary Seaman Ronald Smith

October 14, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

C/JX 315722

Age:

19

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Navy

Division:

H.M.S. Fencer

Additional Information

Son of Isaac and Annie Smith, of Norman's Cove.

Commemorated on Page 197 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NORMAN'S COVE (PENTACOSTAL) CEMETERY
Newfoundland, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • S.S. Caribou– Ordinary Seaman Ronald SMITH was a passenger aboard the Newfoundland ferry 'S.S. Caribou' on 14 October 1942, when-without warning-it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat. "The Caribou served the North Sydney-Port Aux Basques ferry run from 1925 until 1942, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. It sank with a loss of 136 lives." (Newfoundland Provincial Archives)

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    S.S. Caribou
    S.S. Caribou – Ordinary Seaman Ronald SMITH was a passenger aboard the Newfoundland ferry 'S.S. Caribou' on 14 October 1942, when-without warning-it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat. "The Caribou served the North Sydney-Port Aux Basques ferry run from 1925 until 1942, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. It sank with a loss of 136 lives." (Newfoundland Provincial Archives)

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