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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BOOTH, Robert Gordon, AB, V45546, RCNVR, MPK: 20 Sep 1943, HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Llewellyn Orlando Booth and Elizabeth Booth, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Gord was a labourer with the Saskatoon municipal railway when he enlisted on July 30, 1942 at Saskatoon, SK. Booth Bay, Saskatchewan, was named after Able Seaman Booth.
Able Seaman Booth died when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 by U-305. Of her crew of 149, there was only 1 survivor. HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 and the survivors were picked up by HMS ITCHEN K277 which was in turn sunk on 23 Sep 1943. Other than a couple crew that were identified by the sole survivor of ST CROIX as having been on ITCHEN it is not known which crew members died in the sinking of ITCHEN so all ST CROIX crew are listed as having died on 20 Sep 1943.
Ships served in: HMCS UNICORN - Enlisted in the RCNVR 30 Jul 1942 * Commenced Active Service 10 Aug 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 07 Dec 1942 * Rated Probationary Submarine Detector, RCNVR 01 May 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 May 1943 HMCS ST CROIX - Drafted to ST CROIX 05 Jun 1943 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 10 Aug 1943
(RGB001) Able Seaman Robert Bruce // Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (RBG002) Service file for Robert Bruce // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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