They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Robert Laurence Paterson

 

Signalman, V24617, RCNVR

 

Born: 12 Aug 1917, Winnipeg, Manitoba

 

Died: 06 Feb 1943 at sea

 

Book of Remembrance

 

PATERSON, Robert Laurence, Sig, V24617, RCNVR, MPK - 06 Feb 1943, HMCS LOUISBURG - Son of Richard L. and Dorothy I. Paterson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

 

Sig Paterson died when his ship, HMCS LOUISBURG, which was on convoy duty in the Mediterranean, was sunk by bombs and torpedoes from Italian aircraft.

 

Ships served in:

WINNIPEG DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 23 May 1941. Commenced Active Service 12 Jun 1941 as an OS V/S, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Aug 1941 as a OS V/S, RCNVR

HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL - Drafted to HMC SIGNAL SCHOOL 13 Aug 1941 as an OS V/S, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Aug 1941 as an OS V/S, RCNVR

HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 30 Sep 1941 as an OS V/S, RCNVR

* Rated O/Sig 24 Oct 1941

HMCS VENTURE - Drafted to VENTURE 30 Dec 1941 as an O/Sig, RCNVR

HMCS ACADIA - Drafted to ACADIA 30 Jan 1943 as an O/Sig, RCNVR

* Rated Sig 13 Mar 1942

HMCS LOUISBURG - Drafted to LOUISBURG 07 Apr 194 as a Sig, RCNVR

 

Documents from the Service File of Robert Paterson

 


 

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