Dorn MacQuarrie McGaw Image

Name

Dorn MacQuarrie McGaw

Born

1913-08-16

Birth Place

Occupation

Sailor

Religion

Presbyterian

Died

1943-03-22

Death Place

Gibraltar, Gibraltar

Death

Died of Wounds received from sinking of HMCS Weyburn

Awards

1939-1946 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star with Clasp, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp

Monument







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

A4318

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Division HQ

Enlisted

Toronto, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1941-01-28


Service Record 2


Regimental Number

A4318

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

HMCS Stradacona

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1941-04-21


Service Record 3


Regimental Number

A4318

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

HMCS St. Laurent

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1941-06-02


Service Record 4


Regimental Number

A4318

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

HMCS Stradacona

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1942-01-08


Service Record 5


Regimental Number

A4318

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

HMCS Beaver

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1942-03-24


Service Record 6


Regimental Number

A4318

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

HMCS Stradacona

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1942-10-15


Service Record 7


Regimental Number

A4318

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

HMCS Niobe

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1942-10-27


Service Record 8


Regimental Number

A4318

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

Battalion

Company

HMCS Weyburn

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1942-11-08



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

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Notes

Son of George A. McGaw and Agnes Florence McDonald, of Kincardine, Ontario; husband of Grace Florence McGaw, of Kincardine. In birth registration




Sources & Links

- Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection;
- Ontario Vital Statistics
- LAC Personnel File (Ancestry.com)
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave



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