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Cocquyt, Bernard MauricePhoto Credit: Guy Cocquyt |
Title | Stoker (RNCVR) |
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Official Number | VR-5528 |
Birth | 24/05/1895 | Death | 00/11/1971 |
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Place | Snelleghem | Place | (nk) |
Area | Area | Manitoba | |
Country | Belgium | Country | Canada |
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Biography |
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He came to Canada with his parents in 1907. He was a machinist's helper at the time of his recruitment into the navy. After his naval service he was a farmer and also a fireman with the Canadian National Railway in Saskatchewan Canada. |
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He was appointed as a Stoker RNCVR. He served in HMCS Niobe. (He was demobilized). |
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References |
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http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/royal-canadian-navy-1910-1941-ledger-sheets/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=15317&; Email (Yvonne Tabalotny - Nauticapedia 29/05/2019); Email (Guy Cocquyt - Nauticapedia 16/11/2023); |
Last update |
2019-05-29 00:00:00 |