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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ROBERTSON, William Dalton, Sto 1c, 21566, RCN, MPK - 22 Oct 1940, HMCS MARGAREE - Son of William A. and Della Robertson, of Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
Stoker Robertson died when his ship, HMCS MARGAREE, was struck by the freighter SS Port Fairy while in convoy and was sunk. 143 of her crew were lost, 86 of them were survivors of HMCS FRASER. Stoker Robertson was a student when he enlisted on 03 Oct 1938 at Esquimalt, BC.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 03 Oct 1938 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCN HMCS FRASER - Drafted to FRASER 17 Jan 1939 * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCN 03 Aug 1939 * Survived the sinking of HMCS FRASER ON 25 Jun 1940 HMCS MARGAREE - Drafted to MARGAREE 06 Sep 1940 * Commissioning crew
Service file for William Robertson Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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