Veterans’ Service Recognition Book – Volume 19 30 Lieutenant Commander John Willard BONNER : RCMP Regimental #1213 Lost at sea September 11th 1942. John Bonner spent most of his life at sea. In 1929 he joined the Canadian Preventative Service which in 1932 was absorbed into the RCMP Marine Service. With the rank of Master he commanded several RCMP patrol vessels until World War II when the RCMP Marine Service and it’s vessels were transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1941 BONNER was given command of the Corvette HMCS Charlottetown and promoted in 1942 to Lieutenant Commander. On September 11th 1942, HMCS Charlottetown was torpedoed by the German U-boat U517 off Cap Chat Quebec in the St. Lawrence river. Nine of her sixty-four crew members were lost including Bonner. When the ship was struck, Bonner ordered abandon ship, organized the evacuation and was the last to leave the ship. As he swam away there was a violent explosion and he was killed. His body was not recovered. He is listed on Panel 6 on the Halifax Memorial. Bonner Drive at RCMP Depot Division is named in his honour. Nova Scotia RCMP Veterans Association Lest We Forget We offer the following services: A.R.T. E.M.D.R. PTSD PAIN MANAGEMENT PLAY THERAPY INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES & FAMILY COUNSELLING Virtual Sessions Available 46 Inglis Street Suite 6 Truro, Nova Scotia 902-897-2880 mefamilytherapy@bellaliant.com NIHB & Veterans Affairs approved Lest We Forget
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