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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Robert Knowles enlisted on 10 Oct 1939 as an ERA 4c and served until he was demobilized on 22 Oct 1945. He was commissioned as an A/Wt (E) in May 1945.
Ships served in: HMS RAJPUTANA - Served in Rajputana 21 Jul 1940 - 31 Oct 1940 as an ERA 4c, RCNVR. While ERA Knowles was serving in her, Rajputana escorted the following 3 convoys as convoy escort until the convoy merged with the larger HX convoy. Convoy BHX.61 - Departed Bermuda 26 Jul 1940 - merged with HX.61 on 31 Jul 1940 // BHF.71 - Departed Bermuda 04 Sep 1940 - merged with HX.71 on 09 Sep 1940 // BHX.83 - Departed Bermuda 22 Oct 1940 - merged with HX.83 27 Oct 1940 HMCS ST CROIX - Served in St Croix 07 Nov 1940 - 11 Nov 1940 as an ERA 4c, RCNVR HMCS BADDECK - Served in Baddeck 03 Feb 1942 - 05 Apr 1942 as an ERA 3c, RCNVR HMCS SACKVILLE - Served in Sackville 06 Apr 1942 - 30 Jan 1944 as an ERA 3c and an A/Ch ERA. Rated A/ Ch ERA 15 Nov 1943. HMCS JONQUIERE - Served in Jonquiere 22 Jun 1944 - 24 Jul 1944 as an A/Ch ERA, RCNVR HMCS FREDERICTON - Served in Fredericton 03 Nov 1944 - 15 Feb 1945 as an A/CH ERA and Ch ERA, RCNVR. Rated Ch ERA 15 Nov 1944 * 01 Jun 1945 - Commissioned from Ranks as an A/WT Engineer, RCNVR
(RK01) PO ERA Robert Knowles (RK02) Letter to Robert Knowles re his offer for service (RK03-RK06) Certificate of Service (as a rating)
(RK07) CPO ERA Robert and Louise Anderson (Burns) Knowles (RK08-RK09) Exam results for qualification to CERA dated 06 Nov 1943 (RK10) File card with watch and quarters bill information for ERA Knowles (RK11) Volunteer form for Pacific Theatre - dated 02 May 1945
(RK12) Performance evaluation dated 11 Oct 1945 (RK13) Certificate of Discharge for A/Wt Engineer Knowles - dated 22 Oct 1945 (RK14) Authorized to war the War Service Badge - dated 22 Oct 1945 (RK15) War Service Gratuity (RK16) Robert's medal ribbon bar - 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, CVSM and the War Medal 1939-45, his CPO and PO cap badges (bottom) and officer's cap badge (top)
(RK17) HMCS SACKVILLE jacket patch (RK18) Off duty in a mess deck on HMCS SACKVILLE in Halifax. Robert Knowles 2nd from right (RK19) ERA Robert Knowles by the depth charge rails on HMCS SACKVILLE - 1943 (RK20) Robert Knowles canoeing on Lake Saint Louis, Montreal - 1935 (RK21) Robert Knowles
Robert enlisted in the RCNVR on 10 Oct 1939. . . . . 10 years earlier in 1929
(RK22) This grainy photo is of The Duchess of York in Quebec city. She had just deposited a twenty-four year old printing machinery installer (Robert A. Knowles) in Canada in 1929.
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