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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BISHOP, Robert John, Sig, V35169, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Albert and Hannah Bishop, of Calgary, Alberta.
Signalman Bishop died when his ship, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH, was torpedoed and sunk by U-868 in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 53 of her crew.
Ships served in: CALGARY DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 03 Oct 1941. Commenced Active Service 26 Jan 1942 HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 26 Jan 1942 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated O/Sig 08 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 05 Jul 1942 as an O/Sig, RCNVR ML Q079 - Drafted to Q079 16 Jul 1942 as an O/Sig, RCNVR * Rated Sig 26 Jan 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Jun 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Drafted to GUYSBOROUGH 15 Jun 1943 as a Sig, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of Robert Bishop
Second World War Casualty Index
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