On 1 Dec 1940, while escorting convoy HG.47, 'Saguenay' was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Argo 300 miles west of Ireland. Her bows badly damaged and 21 seamen dead, 'Saguenay' made for Barrow-in-Furness in England largely under her own power, and was under repairs until 22 May 1941. She left Greenock on 23 May 1941, and arrived on 07 Jun 1941 at St. John's, Newfoundland, where she joined the newly-formed Newfoundland Escort Force. From Jun 1941 to Jan 1942 she escorted convoys to Iceland and from Jan 1942 to Jun 1942 she was assigned to WS (Winston's Special) Convoys.
Able Seaman Hare was one of the 21 seamen who perished in the 1 Dec 1940 torpedo attack of H.M.C.S. 'Saguenay'.
Military Service-
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: V/227
Age: 21
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division: H.M.C.S. 'Saguenay'
Honours/Awards: 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & Clasp.
A labourer by trade, residing on Agricola Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve on 26 Aug 1937 in Halifax; he re-enlisted for Active Service in 1939.
Son of Kenneth Waverly and Beatrice Lillian (née Green) Hare of Halifax.
Able Seaman Harvey William Hare is commemorated on Page 13 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Able Seaman Hare was one of the 21 seamen who perished in the 1 Dec 1940 torpedo attack of H.M.C.S. 'Saguenay'.
Military Service-
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: V/227
Age: 21
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division: H.M.C.S. 'Saguenay'
Honours/Awards: 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & Clasp.
A labourer by trade, residing on Agricola Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve on 26 Aug 1937 in Halifax; he re-enlisted for Active Service in 1939.
Son of Kenneth Waverly and Beatrice Lillian (née Green) Hare of Halifax.
Able Seaman Harvey William Hare is commemorated on Page 13 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
On 1 Dec 1940, while escorting convoy HG.47, 'Saguenay' was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Argo 300 miles west of Ireland. Her bows badly damaged and 21 seamen dead, 'Saguenay' made for Barrow-in-Furness in England largely under her own power, and was under repairs until 22 May 1941. She left Greenock on 23 May 1941, and arrived on 07 Jun 1941 at St. John's, Newfoundland, where she joined the newly-formed Newfoundland Escort Force. From Jun 1941 to Jan 1942 she escorted convoys to Iceland and from Jan 1942 to Jun 1942 she was assigned to WS (Winston's Special) Convoys.
Able Seaman Hare was one of the 21 seamen who perished in the 1 Dec 1940 torpedo attack of H.M.C.S. 'Saguenay'.
Military Service-
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: V/227
Age: 21
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division: H.M.C.S. 'Saguenay'
Honours/Awards: 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & Clasp.
A labourer by trade, residing on Agricola Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve on 26 Aug 1937 in Halifax; he re-enlisted for Active Service in 1939.
Son of Kenneth Waverly and Beatrice Lillian (née Green) Hare of Halifax.
Able Seaman Harvey William Hare is commemorated on Page 13 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Able Seaman Hare was one of the 21 seamen who perished in the 1 Dec 1940 torpedo attack of H.M.C.S. 'Saguenay'.
Military Service-
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: V/227
Age: 21
Force: Navy
Unit: Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Division: H.M.C.S. 'Saguenay'
Honours/Awards: 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal, The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & Clasp.
A labourer by trade, residing on Agricola Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve on 26 Aug 1937 in Halifax; he re-enlisted for Active Service in 1939.
Son of Kenneth Waverly and Beatrice Lillian (née Green) Hare of Halifax.
Able Seaman Harvey William Hare is commemorated on Page 13 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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