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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ROBERTSHAW, Eric, AB ST, V8634, RCNVR, killed - 29 Apr 1944, HMCS ATHABASKAN - Son of Charles and Edith Robertshaw, of Hamilton, Ontario.
AB Robertshaw died when his ship, HMCS ATHABASKAN, was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel on 29 Apr 1944. His body was recovered and he was buried in the Plouescat Communal Cemetery, Finistere, France. The province of Ontario honoured Able Seaman Robertshaw by naming Robertshaw Lake in his honour.
Ships served in: RCNVR DIVISION HAMILTON - Enlisted 13 Dec 1941. Commenced Active Service 30 Apr 1941 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 17 Jun 1941 RCN SIGNAL SCHOOL HALIFAX - Drafted to RCN SIGNAL SCHOOL 21 Jun 1941 *Not suitable for Signalman. Transferred to Seaman Branch HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Aug 1941 HMCS SHEDIAC - Drafted to SHEDIAC 29 Sep 1941 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 28 Jan 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 07 Nov 1942 * Rated Seaman Torpedoman 12 Dec 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Jan 1943 * Re-Qual Seaman Torpedoman 23 Jan 1943 HMS FERRET (Royal Navy Base Londonderry) - Drafted to FERRET 08 Mar 1943 HMS COLLINGWOOD (Royal Navy Training Establishment for Electrical and Radio Equipment) - Drafted to COLLINGWOOD 15 May 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Sep 1943 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 01 NOV 1943 HMCS ATHABASKAN - Drafted to ATHABASKAN 14 Jan 1944
Documents from the Service File of Eric Robertshaw
Second World War Casualty Index
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