HMCS 'Athabaskan, a Royal Canadian Navy Tribal Class Destroyer, was attacked and sunk by two German torpedo boats in the English Channel north-east of Ouessant, France; the 'Athabaskan's magazine and a boiler blew up in a massive explosion when the ship came under fire. 129 members of the crew went down with the ship; 83 men were picked up from the water by the torpedo boats and were taken prisoner, and another 44 of the crew members were picked up by HMCS 'Haida'.
Able Seaman Adams was one of the Canadian sailors lost at sea during this incident.
Military Service-
Service Number: V/17001
Age: 31
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division: H.M.C.S. 'Athabaskan'
Husband of Ida Eileen Adams of London, Ontario, Canada.
Able Seaman John Cameron Adams is commemorated on Page 234 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Able Seaman Adams was one of the Canadian sailors lost at sea during this incident.
Military Service-
Service Number: V/17001
Age: 31
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division: H.M.C.S. 'Athabaskan'
Husband of Ida Eileen Adams of London, Ontario, Canada.
Able Seaman John Cameron Adams is commemorated on Page 234 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
HMCS 'Athabaskan, a Royal Canadian Navy Tribal Class Destroyer, was attacked and sunk by two German torpedo boats in the English Channel north-east of Ouessant, France; the 'Athabaskan's magazine and a boiler blew up in a massive explosion when the ship came under fire. 129 members of the crew went down with the ship; 83 men were picked up from the water by the torpedo boats and were taken prisoner, and another 44 of the crew members were picked up by HMCS 'Haida'.
Able Seaman Adams was one of the Canadian sailors lost at sea during this incident.
Military Service-
Service Number: V/17001
Age: 31
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division: H.M.C.S. 'Athabaskan'
Husband of Ida Eileen Adams of London, Ontario, Canada.
Able Seaman John Cameron Adams is commemorated on Page 234 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Able Seaman Adams was one of the Canadian sailors lost at sea during this incident.
Military Service-
Service Number: V/17001
Age: 31
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division: H.M.C.S. 'Athabaskan'
Husband of Ida Eileen Adams of London, Ontario, Canada.
Able Seaman John Cameron Adams is commemorated on Page 234 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Gravesite Details
Able Seaman, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve. Age: 31.
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