HMCS Shawinigan

Remembering World War II

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HMCS Shawinigan

Edgar Lincoln Fiander A/1883 Petty Officer Stoker HMCS Shawinigan, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve September 30, 1909 Glace Bay, NS November 24, 1944 35 Halifax Memorial Edgar Lincoln Fiander was the son of Thomas Lincoln Fiander and Mary Ellen Fiander, of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and husband of Grace M. Fiander, of Sudbury, Ontario. Commemorated on Page 304 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on June 28 Canadian Virtual War Memorial

HMCS Shawinigan was on an independent anti-submarine patrol in the Cabot Strait, when torpedoed and sunk with all hands by the German submarine U-1228. The eight members of the crew listed below had connections to Nova Scotia.

Leo Henry Fougere A/1959 Petty Officer Stoker HMCS Shawinigan, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve June 9, 1915 Richmond Co.,N.S. November 24, 1944 29 Halifax Memorial Leo Henry Fougere was the son of William F. and Mary L. Fougere, of Poulamon, Richmond Co., NS. Commemorated on Page 308 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on June 30 Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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Walter John Lloyd V/23971 Able Seaman HMCS Shawinigan, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve January 3, 1921 Montreal, Quebec November 24, 1944 23 Halifax Memorial Walter John Lloyd was the son of John Leonard and Elizabeth Lloyd, of Montreal, Quebec and husband of Nora Mae Lloyd, of Beaver Harbour, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia. Commemorated on Page 367 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on August 5 Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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Vernon Earl MacLanders V/409 Able Seaman HMCS Shawinigan, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve August 22, 1923 Brule, Colchester Co., NS November 24, 1944 21 Halifax Memorial Vernon Earl MacLanders was the Son of James Arthur and Lila Belle MacLanders, of River John, Nova Scotia. Commemorated on Page 374 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on August 8 Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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Walter Bertie Sealey V/11500 Able Seaman HMCS Shawinigan, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve July 14, 1921 Glasgow, Scotland November 24, 1944 21 Halifax Memorial Walter Bertie Sealey was the son of Walter H. and Susan J. Sealey, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and the husband of Sadie May Sealey, of Boulardarie, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia. Commemorated on Page 439 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on September 23 Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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Arthur Douglas Snyder A/1784 Petty Officer HMCS Shawinigan, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve April 26, 1919 Halfway, Guysborough Co., NS November 24, 1944 25 Halifax Memorial Arthur Douglas Snyder was the son of George Christopher and Maude L. A. Snyder, of Halfway Cove, Nova Scotia, and the husband of Alberta Rose Snyder, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Commemorated on Page 448 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on September 27 Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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Frank Robert Trenholm V/67688 Ordinary Seaman HMCS Shawinigan, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve April 10, 1923 Pugwash, Cumberland Co., NS November 24, 1944 21 Palmerston Cemetery, Pugwash, NS Frank Robert Trenholm was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trenholm of Pugwash, NS. Commemorated on Page 465 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on October 6 Canadian Virtual War Memorial

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Milton Elwood Whymark V/34309 Able Seaman HMCS Shawinigan, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve October 17, 1922 Oakwood, Ontario November 24, 1944 21 Halifax Memorial Milton Elwood Whymark was the son of Arthur and Emily Whymark, of Oakwood, Ontario and the husband of Lillian Gladys Whymark, of Rockingham Station, Nova Scotia. Commemorated on Page 477 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on October 12 Canadian Virtual War Memorial