Biographical Data
Stotesbury, Jack If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Ordinary Seaman (RNCVR)
Official Number	VR-3154

 

Birth	29/06/1897	Death	17/05/1991
Place	Streatham	Place	Ottawa
Area		Area	ON
Country	UK	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
He was a messenger at the time of his recruitment into the navy. After his naval service he was a civil servant working in the National Parks Branch, Ottawa ON.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RNCVR. He served in RN Barracks Devonport for training. He served in minesweeping operations in the English Channel. He was appointed as an Abe-Seaman RNCVR. In 1917 he served in HMCS Niobe. (He was knocked down by the exlosion at Halifax of the Mont Blanc on December 6, 1917.) (He was demobilized).

 

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References
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/royal-canadian-navy-1910-1941-ledger-sheets/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=13225&; Ottawa Journal (Ottawa ON) Saturday December 4th, 1965).
Last update
2022-02-13 00:00:00

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