Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Victor Lamend
In memory of:
Trimmer Victor Lamend
October 14, 1942
Military Service
28
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Caribou (St. John's, Newfoundland) (151660)
Additional Information
January 1, 1914
Channel, Newfoundland and Labrador
Son of George P. Lomond and Winnifred Skeard of Channel, Newfoundland.
On 14 October, 1942, at 3:21 a.m., the ferry Caribou was hit by a torpedo launched by U-69 25 miles (40 km) from Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. She sank in the Cabot Strait in 1,600 feet (488 m) of water with 136 people (crew, passengers and military) in position 47°19'N/59°29'W. The 101 survivors were recovered by the escort ship HMCS Grand-Mère (J258) and landed in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This sinking would be Canada's worst maritime tragedy in terms of human lives during the Second World War.
Commemorated on Page 169 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
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