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Lieu de l’enterrement/commemoration
Fils d'Henry Herbert et Rose Silk. Époux d'Inez Edna Silk de Windsor, Ontario.
Galerie numérique de Leading Seaman James Ernest Silk
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Leading Seaman James Ernest Silk
Leading Seaman JAMES ERNEST SILK was one of 15 sailors who died when a sudden night gale drove the destroyer HMCS Skeena ashore on Videy Island, two miles off Reykjavik Iceland, in the late evening/early morning of October 24-25, 1944.
This list contains 14 names. The name of Leading Seaman JOSEPH FREDERIC ANDRE BLAIS is missing from this list, which was published in the Globe and Mail, November 18, 1944.
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Leading Seaman JAMES ERNEST SILK was one of 15 sailors who died when a sudden night gale drove the destroyer HMCS Skeena ashore on Videy Island, two miles off Reykjavik Iceland, in the late evening/early morning of October 24-25, 1944. This list contains 14 names. The name of Leading Seaman JOSEPH FREDERIC ANDRE BLAIS is missing from this list, which was published in the Globe and Mail, November 18, 1944.
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Details of the loss of HMCS Skeena on October 25, 1944 were only made public in May 1945. Newspaper Clipping from the Globe and Mail May 17, 1945
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Details of the loss of HMCS Skeena on October 25, 1944 were only made public in May 1945. Newspaper Clipping from the Hamilton Spectator, May 16, 1945. Part 1
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Details of the loss of HMCS Skeena on October 25, 1944 were only made public in May 1945. Newspaper Clipping from the Hamilton Spectator, May 16, 1945. Part 2
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This memorial is located in Iceland.
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This propellor that was salvaged from HMCS Skeena and it is dedicated in memory to fifteen Canadians who died while serving on the ship.
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From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE DE REYKJAVIK (FOSSVOGUR) Islande
Reykjavik est situé dans la partie sud-ouest de l'île et le CIMETIÈRE DE REYKJAVIK (FOSSVOGUR) s'étend au sud de la ville sur la route de Hafnarfjordur.
Pour plus d’informations, visitez la Commission des sépultures de guerre du Commonwealth (site disponible en anglais seulement).
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