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HMS Jervis Bay Memorial

Erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 53, this memorial is dedicated to the crew of Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Jervis Bay which sank fighting a German surface raider on 5 November 1940 in order to protect a convoy of thirty-eight ships.

Inscription

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IN HONOURED MEMORY OF CAPT. E.S. FOGARTY FEGEN V.C. OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S. JERVIS BAY, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN A GALLANT ACTION AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS WITH A GERMAN RAIDER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC NOV. 5, 1940 IN ORDER THAT THIRTY-EIGHT SHIPS UNDER THEIR CARE MIGHT BE SAVED

Français

Mémorial du NSM Jervis Bay

Érigé par la filiale 53 de la Légion royale canadienne, ce mémorial est dédié à l’équipage du HMS (Her Majesty’s Ship) Jervis Bay coulé par les Allemands le 5 novembre 1940 alors qu’il protégeait un convoi de trente-huit navires.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.

Location: Jervis Bay - Ross Memorial Park, Saint John

Emplacement : Parc commémoratif Jervis Bay - Ross, Saint John

Coordinates · Coordonnées: 45.287785, -66.035729

Marker type: Granite stele

Type de repère : Stèle en granit

Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials

Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).

Link · Lien : https://veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/331