Service Number: V62899
Age: 22
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Ship: S.S. Selkirk Park
He enlisted on Jun 3, 1943.
John was assigned to the S.S. Selkirk Park as a member of the Naval gun crew.
While the ship was moored at Pier 8-A, Cristobal, Canal Zone, he was attempting to get into a hammock that was stretched over Hatch 5. He accidentally fell through the open hatch to the bottom, a distance of 35 feet and died a few hours later at Margarita Hospital, Margarita, Canal Zone.
Son of Henry and Kate Michael, of Glenbush, Saskatchewan.
Service Number: V62899
Age: 22
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Ship: S.S. Selkirk Park
He enlisted on Jun 3, 1943.
John was assigned to the S.S. Selkirk Park as a member of the Naval gun crew.
While the ship was moored at Pier 8-A, Cristobal, Canal Zone, he was attempting to get into a hammock that was stretched over Hatch 5. He accidentally fell through the open hatch to the bottom, a distance of 35 feet and died a few hours later at Margarita Hospital, Margarita, Canal Zone.
Son of Henry and Kate Michael, of Glenbush, Saskatchewan.
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