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Clarke, John St.Clair
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- Clarke, Jack
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1907-1980
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John St. Clarke was the chief officer of S.S. Empress of Canada when it was sunk by an Italian submarine in 1943. Not able to find a place in a lifeboat, he stayed in water for 13 hours until he was picked up by a British Warship. About 400 lives were lost that day due to shark attacks. Before Empress of Canada, he was a deck officer on the Empress of Russia and the Empress of Japan. After surviving the attack on the Empress of Canada, John Clarke became a general manager of Western Canada Steamship until it was sold in 1963. He then became the director of the Shipping Federation of B.C. for eight years. He later settled in Nanaimo and became a member of Nanaimo Rotary Club. After he passed away, his wife Gladys Clarke received a medal from the Canadian government on his behalf for recognition of his services during the World Ward II.
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Created by Sadaf Ahmadbeigi, 29/01/2020