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Remembering World War II
Name:
Joseph Roger Gougeon
Rank:
Able Seaman
Service No:
3479
Service:
HMCS Saguenay
Date of Birth:
March 25, 1920
Place of Birth:
Ottawa, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
July 31, 1939
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, NS
Address at Enlistment:
Ste. Thomas, Quebec
Age at Enlistment:
19
Height:
6 Feet
Complexion:
Medium
Hair:
Brown
Eyes:
Blue
Trade:
Salesman
Marital Status:
Single
Religion
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
Elzear Gougeon (Father) Victoriaville, Quebec
Date of Death:
December 1, 1940
Age at Death:
20
Memorial:
Halifax Memorial
Panel:
4
Commemorated on Page 13 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on January 16
Joseph Roger Gougeon was the son of Elzear Gougeon and Periard A. Gougeon of Eastview, Ontario. He joined the
crew of HMCS Saguenay on April 22, 1940. Previously he served on HMCS St. Laurent from October 4, 1939 until
Narch 8, 1940. He was killed in the attack on HMCS Saguenay on December 1, 1940.
Name:
Harvey William Hare
Rank:
Able Seaman
Service No:
V/227
Service:
HMCS Saguenay
Date of Birth:
January 16, 1919
Place of Birth:
Halifax, NS
Date of Enlistment:
August 26, 1937
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax. NS
Address at Enlistment:
Halifax. NS
Age at Enlistment:
18
Height:
5 feet, 7¼ inches
Complexion:
Light
Hair:
Light Brown
Eyes:
Blue
Trade:
Labourer
Marital Status:
Single
Religion
Church of England
Next of Kin:
Kenneth Hare (Father) Halifax, NS
Date of Death:
December 1, 1940
Age at Death:
21
Memorial:
Halifax Memorial
Panel:
7
Commemorated on Page 13 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on January 16
Son of Kenneth W. and Beatrice Hare, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He joined the crew of HMCS Saguenay on April
29, 1940. He was killed in the attack on HMCS Saguenay on December 1, 1940.
Name:
Budd Frederick Lynch
Rank:
Victualling Assistant
Service No:
40613
Service:
HMCS Saguenay
Date of Birth:
March 15, 1919
Place of Birth:
Fredericton, NB
Date of Enlistment:
July 31, 1939
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax. NS
Address at Enlistment:
Fredericton, NB
Age at Enlistment:
20
Height:
5 feet, 6½ inches
Complexion:
Dark
Hair:
Black
Eyes:
Grey
Trade:
Student
Marital Status:
Single
Religion
Church of England
Next of Kin:
Charles F Lynch (Father) Fredericton, NB
Date of Death:
December 1, 1940
Age at Death:
21
Memorial:
Halifax Memorial
Panel:
4
Commemorated on Page 15 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on January 17
Son of Charles F. and Ina C. Lynch, of Fredericton, New Brunswick.. He joined the crew of HMCS Saguenay on
February 22, 1940. He was killed in the attack on HMCS Saguenay on December 1, 1940.
Name:
Henry Joseph Sheppard
Rank:
Able Seaman
Service No:
2996
Service:
HMCS Saguenay
Date of Birth:
July 23 1920
Place of Birth:
Halifax, NS
Date of Enlistment:
July 15, 1937
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax. NS
Address at Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Age at Enlistment:
17
Height:
5 feet, 7¾ inches
Complexion:
Fresh
Hair:
Light Brown
Eyes:
Blue
Trade:
Clerk
Marital Status:
Single
Religion
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
Leonora Sheppard (Mother) Montreal, Quebec
Date of Death:
December 1, 1940
Age at Death:
20
Memorial:
Halifax Memorial
Panel:
4
Commemorated on Page 18 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on January 18
Son of William J. and Leonore Sheppard, of Montreal, Quebec. He first joined the crew of HMCS Saguenay on
June 24, 1938 as a Boy Seaman. He was killed in the attack on HMCS Saguenay on December 1, 1940.
Name:
Stanley George Strickland
Rank:
Able Seaman
Service No:
A/1657
Service:
HMCS Saguenay
Date of Birth:
September 18, 1921
Place of Birth:
Halifax, NS
Date of Enlistment:
May 20, 1940
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, NS
Address at Enlistment: Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Age at Enlistment:
18
Height:
5 feet, 7 inches
Complexion:
Fair
Hair:
Brown
Eyes:
Blue
Trade:
Fisherman
Marital Status:
Single
Religion
Church of England
Next of Kin:
Maria Strickland (Mother) Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Date of Death:
December 1, 1940
Age at Death:
19
Memorial:
Halifax Memorial
Panel:
6
Commemorated on Page 199 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on April 10, July 28, and November 8
Son of Cecil and Maria Strickland, of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. Born in Halifax, he lived with until the
age of four when his parents moved to Newfoundland. He first joined the crew of HMCS Saguenay on June 25,
1940. He was killed in the attack on HMCS Saguenay on December 1, 1940.
Name:
Charles Henry Sweeney
Rank:
Leading Seaman
Service No:
2164
Service:
HMCS Saguenay
Date of Birth:
June 14, 1907
Place of Birth:
Halifax, NS
Date of Enlistment:
July 15, 1926
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax. NS
Address at Enlistment:
Halifax, NS
Age at Enlistment:
19
Height:
5 feet, 8 inches
Complexion:
Fresh
Hair:
Brown
Eyes:
Hazel
Trade:
Errand Boy (at initial enlistment)
Marital Status:
Married (Single at enlistment)
Religion
Roman Catholic
Next of Kin:
Dorothy Sweeney (Wife) Halifax, NS
Date of Death:
December 1, 1940
Age at Death:
33
Memorial:
Halifax Memorial
Panel:
4
Commemorated on Page 18 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on January 18
Son of Thomas Sweeney and Mary Susan Helena Sweeney, of Halifax, NS and the husband of Dorothy Sweeney,
of Halifax. He joined the crew of HMCS Saguenay on September 9, 1939. He was killed in the attack on HMCS
Saguenay on December 1, 1940.
HMCS Saguenay
HMCS Saguenay was a River Class Destroyer. On December 1, 1940, while escorting
convoy HG.47, the ship was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Argo 300 miles west of
Ireland. The ship received substantial damage. Eighteen of the crew were injured and
twenty-one died in the attack. HMCS Saguenay sailed to Barrow-in-Furness under her
own power, and underwent repairs until May 22 1941.
The following, with connection to Nova Scotia, were lost in the incident.
