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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
John Jeremiah Boudreau
Rank:
Leading Seaman
Service No:
A/1180
Regiment/Service:
Royal Canadian Navy Reserve
HMCS Raccoon
Date of Birth:
July 2, 1910
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, NS
Date of Enlistment:
December 22, 1939
Place of Enlistment:
Halifax, NS
Address at Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Age at Enlistment:
29
Next of Kin:
At Enlistment: Mary C, Trask (Sister) Cliff St., Yarmouth NS
John was the son of Jeremiah and Etta Mary Boudreau, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and husband of Hilda
May Boudreau, of Yarmouth. He was married on August , 1940. At the time of his enlistment he had
been employed for ten years with Western Union Cable Company, Halifax, NS.
HMCS Raccoon was an armed yacht that
was purchased by the Royal Canadian Navy
in 1940. The ship was originally known as
Halonia. HMCS Raccoon was sunk by U-165
in the St. Lawrence River on September 7,
1942. HMCS Raccoon was escorting Convoy
QS-33 at the time. The entire ship crew
was lost.
George Manuel Adams (Yarmouth War
Memorial) also died September 7, 1942 on
HMCS Raccoon.
Date of Death:
September 7, 1942
Age at Death:
32
Memorial:
Halifax Memorial (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Memorial Reference:
Panel 6
The 14th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial
Commemorated on page 59 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on February 11
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
Library and Archives Canada
John Jeremiah Boudreau
Photo Credit: Canadian War Museum George Metcalf Archival
Collection CWM 20070195-008b_front