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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
RIGBY, Robert Charles, Ord. Tel, V41295, RCNVR MPK - 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Rigby, of Sarnia, Ontario.
Ordinary Telegraphist Rigby died when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 by U-305 with a loss of all but one of her crew.
Robert Charles Rigby - The Sarnia War Remembrance Project - Researched by / Courtesy of Tom Slater
Ships served in: HMCS YORK - Enlisted 02 Jul 1942 * Commenced Active Service 10 Oct 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman W/T, RCNVR HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 12 Feb 1943 * Rated Ordinary Telegraphist, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Jun 1943 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 08 Jul 1943
Service file for Robert Rigby Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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