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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
GUTHRIE, Robert Milford, LS, 4472, RCN, MPK - 07 May 1944, HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Son of Peter and Isabel Guthrie, of Brandon, Manitoba.
Leading Seaman Guthrie died when his ship, HMCS VALLEYFIELD, was torpedoed and sunk on 07 May 1944 by U-548. Of her crew of 163, there were only 38 survivors.
Leading Seaman Robert M. Guthrie son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Isabel Guthrie, of 242 14th street, of Brandon Manitoba have been advised that their son, Leading Seaman Robert Milford Guthrie, is now presumed dead. He was born and educated in Brandon, attending Central, Alexander, Earl Oxford schools and Brandon Collegiate, enlisting in the Canadian Navy on graduation, in 1941. He had seen service on the Pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean, and was in his 20th year. As a youth he was prominent in sports circles here. Besides his parents, he has three other brothers, all serving with the Canadian Navy. Guthrie Point on Molson Lake was named after him in 1994.
Ships served in: WINNIPEG DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted in the RCN 15 Jul 1943 as a Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 13 Oct 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 18 Jan 1942 * Rated Acting Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 16 Feb 1942 HMCS CALGARY - Drafted to CALGARY 22 Feb 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Jun 1943 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 01 Jul 1943 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 14 Aug 1943 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 15 Aug 1943 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 17 Sep 1943 HMCS SWANSEA - Drafted to SWANSEA 04 Oct 1943 - Commissioning crew HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 16 Oct 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Oct 1943 HMCS HOCHELAGA II - Drafted to HOCHELAGA II 26 Nov 1943 HMCS VALLEYFIELD - Drafted to VALLEYFIELD 08 Dec 1943 - Commissioning crew
Service File for Robert Guthrie Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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