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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ROBERTSON, Robert Gordon, Tel, V24172, RCNVR, MPK - 18 Mar 1945, HMCS GUYSBOROUGH - Son of Robert and Mary Robertson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; husband of Violet Isobel Robertson, of Winnipeg.
Tel Robertson 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: WINNIPEG DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 21 Oct 1940. Commenced Active Service 22 Nov 1940 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Dec 1940 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated O'Tel 10 Jan 1941 HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 05 Apr 1941 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS MOOSE - Drafted to MOOSE 10 Apr 1941 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS ANDREE DUPRE - Drafted to ANDREE DUPRE 05 May 1941 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 11 May 1941 as an O/Tel, RCNVR HMCS ARRAS - Drafted to ARRAS 14 May 1941 as an O/Tel, RCNVR * Rated Tel 22 Aug 1942 HMCS NAPANEE - Drafted to NAPANEE 30 Sep 1941 as a Tel, RCNVR HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 07 Nov 1942 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS GUYSBOROUGH 18 Jul 1943 as an Tel, RCNVR
Documents from the Service File of Robert Robertson
Second World War Casualty Index
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