Engine Room Artificer Joseph Blair Menzies
Killed in Action in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
V/44690
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Navy
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Battalion:
H.M.C.S. Valleyfield
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
28 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
30 years 6 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
30 years 6 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Estimator Dominion Engineering C.
Next of Kin:
Mother. Mrs Anita Menzies, 4347 Draper Ave., Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
141 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
652 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Images
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HMCS Valleyfield (K329) - River-class frigate
Joseph Blair Menzies
Monument to the H.M.C.S. Valleyfield
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Engine Room Artificer |
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
Navy |
H.M.C.S. Valleyfield |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
1939-45 Star |
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| WW2 |
Atlantic Star |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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Notes
Son of John A. and Anita Menzies, of Montreal, Province of Quebec.
Intended to make his home in Franklin Center, Quebec
Spoke French and English
Worked at Dominion Engineering Works, Ltd, 1st Avenue, Lachine, Quebec
Additional Service Notes
He was serving on the H.M.C.S. Valleyfield which was torpedoed and sunk by enemy action while on convoy escort duty in the atlantic.
HMCS Valleyfield left Londonderry, Northern Ireland on 27 April with convoy ONM.234. She parted company on 7 May for St. John’s, Newfoundland, and shortly afterward was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-548 fifty miles southeast of Cape Race with the loss of 125 lives. She was the only Royal Canadian Navy ship of her class to be lost.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mother. Mrs Anita Menzies, 4347 Draper Ave., Montreal, Quebec
Father John B. Menzies, 4347 Draper Ave., Montreal, Quebec
Parents married 8 Aug 1911 in Valleyfield, Quebec
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