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Ajax Veterans Street Dedication: Daniels Crescent

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Street Name: Daniels Crescent
Name of Veteran: H.R. (Dan) Daniels 1920-
Rank: Able Seaman
Ship Served: HMS Ajax
Date of Service on Ship: 1939 to 1945
Year of Visit/Dedication: July 1987
Veteran or Family Visit: H.R. (Dan) Daniels
Veteran of the Battle of the River Plate: Yes
Died at Battle: No

Dan Daniels was only nineteen years old at the Battle of the River Plate.

Upon his visit to the Town of Ajax he presented Mayor McLean with a plaque. The plaque was originally given to the crew of the Ajax for their assistance after the earthquake in Concepcion, Chile-called the Tobruk mission in 1939.
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  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.8689028376417 Longitude: -79.0489947117615
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