Carl Norman Harris V/335 Ordinary Seaman HMCS Ottawa Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve March 5, 1916 Halifax, Nova Scotia September 16, 1941 Halifax, Nova Scotia 23 Gerrish St., Halifax, NS 25 5 feet, 8 inches Medium Brown Brown Longshoreman Roman Catholic Single Mary Harris (Mother) 23 Gerrish St., Halifax, NS September 13, 1942 26 Halifax Memorial, Halifax, Nova Scotia Panel 9 Commemorated on Page 80 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on February 21 Carl Norman Harris was the son William Stephen Harris (1893-1961) and Mary (Cameron) Harris (1894- 1965), of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Carl was the brother of Agnes Catherine Harris (1917-2004), Margaret Ruth Harris (1918-1959), Madeline Harris (1919-1993), Arnold Roy Harris (b.1922), and Phyllis Reta Harris (1924-1962). Carl’s father, William Stephen Harris served during WWI, (September 21,1915 - May 28, 1919) with the Rank of Lance Corporal (Service No. 2731082) with the 1st (Fortress) Company, Royal Canadian Engineers and No 6 Canadian Engineer Depot. Carl enlisted with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve on September 16, 1941 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His navy service and ships served in: Halifax Division RCNVR: Enlisted September 16, 1941. Commenced Active Service 01 Oct 1941 HMCS Stadacona: Drafted to Stadacona October 1, 1941. HMCS Protector: Drafted to Protector November 12, 1941. HMCS Stadacona: Drafted to Stadacona January 2, 1942. HMCS Swift Current: Drafted to Swift Current 28 February 28, 1942. HMCS Stadacona: Drafted to Stadacona March 7, 1942. HMCS Ottawa: Drafted to Ottawa March 10, 1942 . On September 13/14, 1942, while escorting Convoy ON-127 930 km east of St. John's, Newfoundland, HMCS Ottawa was torpedoed by U-91. Thirty minutes later, unable to maneuver, the ship, hit by a second torpedo, broke in half, and sank with the loss of 114 crew. 65 survivors were rescued and taken to St. John’s Newfoundland by HMS Celandine. Sixteen of the crew from Nova Scotia were lost including Ordinary Seaman Carl Norman Harris. His name is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Panel 9.