Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Arthur L'Abbe
In memory of:
Fireman Arthur L'Abbe
November 14, 1941
Military Service
55
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Crusader
Additional Information
August 27, 1886
Leclercville, Quebec
His full name is Joseph Arthur Labbé.
Son of Arthur Labbé and Alvina Levay of Leclercville, Lotbinière, Québec.
The Crusader was to join the SC-53 convoy, but due to fog she never did. On 14 November 1941, at 03:37, she received three torpedoes from U-561 and sank in the North Atlantic, position 49°30'N/37°15'W. The only survivor out of a crew of 34, Edward Barreto, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was taken prisoner and brought to the Marlag und Milag Nord camp at Westertimke, north-east of Bremen, Germany. Upon her liberation in 1945, the story of this freighter will be known.
Commemorated on Page 272 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
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