John Frederick

Name

John Frederick "Earl" Neath

Born

1916-09-16

Birth Place

Owen Sound, ON

Occupation

Sailor

Died

1942-09-13

Death Place

Atlantic- lost at sea -sinking of HMCS Ottawa

Death

Killed in Action

Monument

1.Lions Head Cenotaph 2.Halifax Memorial

Cemetery

Lost at sea







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

V22970

Highest Rank

Able Seaman

Conflict

1939-1945

Battalion

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve



Notes

Son of William and Frances Neath, of Owen Sound, Ontario; husband of Rita D. Neath, of Owen Sound.




Sources & Links

- Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection;
- Colter, Sharon. “A Historical Review of the Minute Books of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 202 Lion’s Head, (Swan Lake) Ontario, 1931-2016.” Lion’s Head, Ont.: The Bruce Peninsula Press, 2016. Print.
- Image: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM). In memory of: Able Seaman John Frederick Earl Neath. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/.
- Library & Archives Canada
- Find a Grave