Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Moon
In memory of:
Oiler James Moon
November 14, 1941
North Atlantic
Military Service
23
Merchant Navy
Canadian Merchant Navy
S.S. Crusader (Panama) (220650)
Additional Information
June 23, 1918
Owen Sound, Ontario
Son of John Moon and Matilda Hutchinson of Owen Sound, Ontario.
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 273 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Digital Collection
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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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Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Owen Sound Sun Times January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of James Moon – Photo courtesy of Owen Sound Collegiate (OSCVI) Digital Soldier Library.
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