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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ROBERTSON, Douglas Peter, Sto PO, V11460, RCNVR, MPK - 08 Aug 1944, HMCS REGINA - Son of Robert Angus Robertson and Elizabeth Jane Robertson, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Prior to joining the Navy he was working as a painter.
Stoker PO Robertson died when HMCS REGINA was torpedoed and sunk off Trevose Head, Cornwall, England by U-667 while she was aiding a merchant vessel in distress. Thirty of her crew were lost.
Ships served in: SASKATOON DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 26 Jul 1940. Commenced Active Service 11 Dec 1940 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Jan 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR HMCS COBALT - Drafted to COBALT 25 Apr 1941 as a Sto 2c, RCNVR * Rated Sto 1c 15 Sep 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 May 1942 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 26 Jun 1942 as a Sto 1c, RCNVR * Rated A/L/Sto 15 Sep 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Sep 1942 as an A/L/Sto, RCNVR HMCS REGINA - Drafted to REGINA 25 Oct 1942 as an A/L/Sto, RCNVR * Revered to Sto 1c, RCNVR 08 Dec 1943 * Rated A/L/Sto 08 Jun 1943 * Rated A/Sto PO 15 Mar 1944
(DP01) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2 (DP02) Report of Death (DP03-DP05) Telegram and letters to Sto PO Robertson's mother
Second World War Casualty Index
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