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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
KOBES, John Robert LS, 3074, RCN, MPK - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Anthony Fred and Bessie Kobes, of Kitchener, Ontario; husband of Lillian Joyce Kobes, of Victoria, British Columbia.
LS Kobes died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel.
Leading Seaman John Robert Kobes, age 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Fred and Bessie Kobes, of 5185 Fairmont. Leading Seaman Kobes was born and educated in Vancouver, enlisted in 1937 and was a gunner on the ATHABASKAN. His wife Lillian Joyce Kobes, and two young children reside in Victoria, British Columbia.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 12 Sep 1937 as a Boy Seaman, RCN * Rated OS, RCN HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 30 May 1938 as an OS, RCN HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 03 Dec 1938 as an OS, RCN * Rated AB 15 Dec 1938 HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 17 Jan 1939 as an AB, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Dec 1939 as an AB, RCN *Rated LR3c 12 Jan 1940 HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 17 Jan 1940 as an AB, RCN * Rated A/LS 01 Dec 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Jul 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 03 Sep 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 27 Sep 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS PRINCE HENRY - Drafted to PRINCE HENRY 01 Oct 1941 as an A/LS, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 13 Nov 1941 HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 14 Nov 1941 * Rated LS 01 Dec 1941 * Rated QR2c 21 Dec 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 04 May 1942 as a LS, RCN HMS VERITY - Drafted to VERITY 26 May 1942 as a LS, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Aug 1942 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 28 Oct 1942 as a LS, RCN HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 04 Feb 1943 as a LS, RCN
Documents from the Service File of John Kobes
Second World War Casualty Index
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