When the S.S. Ohio crashed into a rock on a pitch black night in 1909, radio telegrapher George C. Eccles refused to budge. He became the first radio telegrapher to die at sea — and now, 109 years to the date of his death, his hometown of Mississippi Mills, Ont., is honouring his heroism. This gravestone for radio telegrapher George C. Eccles was unveiled on June 3, 2018. (Shaun McLaughlin )Should not be forgottenThe community has proclaimed Aug. 26 to be George C. Eccles Day. 6:20Eccles was born in 1873, grew up on a local farm, and moved to Almonte, where he learned how to be a radio telegrapher.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2018 09:00 UTC