Remembering Today-Able Seaman FRANCIS DOWNEY S.S. Nereus (Montreal)., Canadian Merchant Navy

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Able Seaman FRANCIS DOWNEY

    S.S. Nereus (Montreal)., Canadian Merchant Navy
    who died age 19
    on 10 December 1941
    Son of Francis and Margaret Downey, of Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland,.
    Remembered with honour
    HALIFAX MEMORIAL
    CWGC :: Cemetery Details
     
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  2. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    R.I.P
    :poppy: Francis Downey :poppy:

    Lest We Forget
     
  3. sol

    sol Very Senior Member

  4. SherriM

    SherriM Junior Member

    Hello
    My name is Sherri Munroe. My grandfather was also on the Nereus when it met its fate on Dec. 10 1941. He was a fifth engineer. I am trying to find out information on him and was hoping perhaps somebody on this site may have known him or of him.
    Does anyone have pictures of the crew that was on the Nereus. My grandfathers name was Clarence Howard Munroe and he was 32 years old. Any information would be appreciated. RIP Clarence MUnroe and Francis Downey
     
  5. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    welcome to the forum Sherri
    some details below

    Fifth Engineer Officer CLARENCE HOWARD MUNROE

    S.S. Nereus (Montreal)., Canadian Merchant Navy
    who died age 32
    on 10 December 1941
    Husband of Muriel Munroe, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
    Remembered with honour
    HALIFAX MEMORIAL
    CWGC :: Casualty Details

    Search Details - Veterans Affairs Canada
     
  6. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    001 BEDINGFIELD J - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    002 BENNETT JT - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    003 BERESFORD J - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    004 BERNIER R - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    005 BERTRAND W - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    006 BLANCHET JAR - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    007 BOLDUC G - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    008 CARTER A - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    009 CHRISTOPHER WJ - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    010 CLEVELAND CK - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    011 COUTURE W - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    012 DICKERS WF - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    013 DOWNEY F - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    014 DUBE RJA - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    015 DUGAS JC - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    016 FALL CR - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    017 FITZMAURICE EN - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    018 FLEET W - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    019 FORD U - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    020 FOSTER C - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    021 FOURNIER A - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    022 FRANCOEUR L - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    023 FRANCOEUR PE - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    024 GABRIEL WP - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    025 GAGNON G - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    026 GARRETT AE - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    027 HARVEY JFG - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    028 HARVEY BM - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    029 HUDON A - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    030 ISAAC S - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    031 KENNEDY H - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    032 LAVOIE JM - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    033 LEMAY R - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    034 LESSARD BRI - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    035 LEVESQUE R - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    036 LONGSTAFF J - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    037 LYNCH M - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    038 MARTEL L - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    039 MCMULLEN AK - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    040 MERCIER JC - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    041 MONTAMBAULT C - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    042 MONTOUR EW - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    043 MOORE H - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    044 MUNROE CH - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    045 PLATT LJ - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    046 POIRIER G - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    047 REDFERN D - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    048 ROBINSON G - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    049 SMITH J - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    050 ST. ARNAUD AM - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    051 STARKEY P - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    052 SWEET JS - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    053 THERRIEN G - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    054 THIFFAULT AR - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    055 TREMBLAY R - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    056 VEILLEUX LP - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    057 VEILLEUX E - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    058 WELSH A - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    059 WERBROUCK C - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
    060 WHITELAW DC - SS NEREUS MONTREAL 10/12/1941 CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
     
  7. SherriM

    SherriM Junior Member

    Thank you everyone that responded. Most appreciated. The information will be useful in my journey in seeking information on my grandpa Clarence Howard Munroe. Does anyone know if the men who were on the Nereus that fatal day if the men would have been from Montreal? Or did they come in from the east coast. This is what makes it so hard for me in finding information on my grandpa is I don't know where he was from(born). The Munroe side of my family is a mystery, one I am bound to solve. Again thank you for all your help.
    Sherri Munroe
     
  8. martin14

    martin14 Senior Member

    Going through the list that Drew provided, quite a few of them are from Quebec,
    and some from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland as well.

    Getting a copy of his service records might help you in your search.
     
  9. SherriM

    SherriM Junior Member

    Hello
    How do I go about getting my grandpa's service records? I'm not sure if he was from Montreal or Nova Scotia. My grandma was from Nova Scotia and went to visit him in Montreal often. Did they station alot of men from Nova Scotia in Montreal at that time. So curious, still I wonder who he really was? Thank you for any help you can provide and for your time.
    Sherri Munroe
     
  10. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    SherriM

    To order his service records go to www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/services/index-e.html

    Or by mail to the following address:
    Library and Archives Canada
    395 Wellington St.
    Ottawa ON
    K1A 0N4.

    You will need date and place of birth, copy of an obituary ( details already provided by CL1 ). The records will arrive in about 3 months.

    Good luck with your research.
     

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