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Donald Owen Jones

29/10/1923 - 21/08/1944

Age 20

Born: Woodstock, ON        Home: Woodstock, ON

Son of Orpha Jones

Church of England

Labourer for York Knitting Mills - Woodstock, ON

Attestation 08/09/1941 - London, ON

Able Seaman Anti-submarine Detection - V17793

RCNVR

LONDON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 08 Sep 1941.  

Commenced Active Service 27 Dec 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Sep 1942

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 May 1942

* Rated Acting Submarine Detector 05 Jun 1942

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Jun 1942

HMCS ALBERNI - Drafted to ALBERNI 06 June 1942

     *     Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 27 Dec 1942

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