They made the Ultimate Sacrifice

 

Robert Chambers Wortman

 

Able Seaman, V53851, RCNVR

 

Born: 05 Aug 1922, Moncton, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick

 

Died: 04 Sep 1945, Mason's Beach, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

 

Book of Remembrance

 

WORTMAN, Robert Chambers, AB, V53851, RCNVR, died - 04 Sep 1945, HMCS LEVIS - Son of George Otto and Edith Lillian Wortman, of Moncton, NB.

 

Able Seaman Wortman died at Mason's Beach, Lunenburg, NS where he accidentally drowned when on leave.  He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, NB.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS BRUNSWICKER - Enlisted 01 Feb 1943. Commenced Active Service 17 Feb 1943

HMCS PORT HOPE - Served in PORT HOPE 23 Mar 1944 - 16 Jul 1944 as an AB, RCNVR

HMCS LEVIS - Drafted to LEVIS 26 Jul 1944 as an AB, RCNVR

 

RW01

RW02

RW03

RW04

RW05

(RW01-RW02) Certificate of Service - pages 1 and 2

(RW03) Report of Death

(RW04-RW05) Letter to AB Wortman's mother

 


 

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