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Early Life :
He was born on 12 April 1909 and is the son of Gilbert P. Roy and Mary Jane McLeod, of Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The Second World War 1939-1945, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Cornwallis |
| Action : SS Cornwallis, Sinking of |
"In September 1942, the SS Cornwallis was torpedoed while in Carlyle Bay, Barbados. It was refloated, towed to Memphis for repairs and then, on its trip to Halifax in December 1944, it was sunk by a U-boat inside the American 12-mile limit off the New England coast. There were only five survivors."
Detail :
Boatswain James Albert Roy died on 3 December 1944 when the Steam Ship Cornwallis (Vancouver), ex Canadian Transporter, was torpedoed on the 3rd December 1944. She was on route from Barbados for St John New Brunswick carrying a cargo of sugar in bags and molasses in barrels and was torpedoed by the German Submarine U-1230. 123 members of the ship’s crew were lost at sea and he is commemorated on panel 23 of the Halifax Navel Memorial, and at St Bee’s Cemetery in Westville, Nova Scotia.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal Standard No. 398 E.C. | Montreal & Halifax |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
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Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley