Accidently fell off the railway bridge in Fredericton and drowned in the Saint John River. Bryan Priestman tried to save him, but also drowned as well.
Son of Walter Dempsey and Genevieve Dorothea Howland.
Sources
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #246071978 (accessed 4 October 2023) Memorial page for Ronald Wayne Dempsey (31 May 1937-11 Nov 1945), citing Sunny Bank Cemetery, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by David L Underhill U.E. (contributor 49221667).
Death: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141); RS141C5 Index to Death Certificates; Registration: 54746; Microfilm: F19399; (accessed 4 October 2023)
Fredericton Flashback by Ted Jones p180-184
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