ROSES DON'T BLOOM ON SAILORS' GRAVES

Naval Gun from HMCS Fraser.

"On a Sailor's Grave No Roses Bloom"

This is a silent tribute to the Canadian sailors whose ships were sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II.  A tombstone stands in memory of each ship lost.
   This Battle of the Atlantic Memorial can be seen along an embankment and pathway at the Forks of the Thames in downtown London adjacent to HMCS Prevost.
These ship were lost.
HMCS:
Ypres, 12 May, 1940, no lives lost. Fraser, 25 June, 1940, 47 lives lost. Bras d’Or, 19 Oct. 1940, 30 lives lost. Margaree, 22 Oct. 1940, 142 lives lost. Otter, 26 March, 1941, 19 lives lost. Levis, 19 Sept. 1941, 18 lives lost. Windflower, 7 Dec. 1941, 23 lives lost. Adversus, 20 Dec. 1941, no lives lost. Spikenard, 10 Feb. 1942, 57 lives lost. Racoon, 7 Sept. 1942, 37 lives lost. Charlottetown, 11 Sept. 1942, 10 lives lost. Ottawa, 13 Sept. 1942, 113 lives lost. Louisbourg, 6 Feb. 1943, 37 lives lost. Weyburn, 22 Feb. 1943, 8 lives lost. St. Croix, 20 Sept. 1943, 147 lives lost. Chedabucto, 21 Oct. 1943, 1 life lost. Athabaskan, 29 April 1944, 128 lives lost. Valleyfield, 6 May 1944, 123 lives lost. Motor Torpedo Boat 460, 2 July 1944, 11 lives lost. Motor Torpedo Boat 463, 8 July 1944, no lives lost. Regina, 8 Aug. 1944, 30 lives lost. Alberni, 21 Aug. 1944, 59 lives lost. Skeena, 25 Oct. 1944, 15 lives lost. Shawinigan, 24 Nov. 1944, 91 lives lost. Clayoquot, 24 Dec. 1944, 8 lives lost. Motor Torpedo Boats 459, 461, 462, 465, 466, 14 Feb. 1945, 26 lives lost. Trentonian, 22 Feb. 1945, 6 lives lost. Guysborough, 17 March, 1945, 51 lives lost. Esquimalt, 16 April 1945, 44 lives lost.
One stone represents the ships and crews lost from the Merchant Marine.
A memorial service is held during the first week of May at HMCS Prevost, 19 Becher St. It is open to the public.

Further information:www.hmcsprevost.com