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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ROBERTS, James Elder, Wt (E), RCNR, MPK - 16 Apr 1945, HMCS ESQUIMALT - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roberts, of Kamloops, British Columbia; husband of Anne Roberts, of Victoria, British Columbia.
Wt (E) Roberts died when his ship, HMCS ESQUIMALT, was torpedoed and sunk by U-190 off the approaches to Halifax harbour.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 18 Apr 1940. Commenced Active Service 18 Apr 1940 as a Ch MM 4c, RCNVR HMCS SANS PEUR - Drafted to SANS PEUR 16 Jul 1940 as a Ch MM 4c, RCNVR * Rated Ch MM 3c 18 Apr 1942 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 05 Sep 1942 as a Ch MM 3c, RCNVR HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 24 Sep 1942 as a Ch MM 3c, RCNVR HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 06 Jan 1943 as a Ch MM 3c, RCNVR * Discharged 14 Jan 1943 - CFR HMCS NADEN - Appointed to NADEN 15 Jan 1943 as a Wt (E) (T), RCNVR, add'l for Training and Disposal * Discharged 26 Mar 1943 - Transferred to RCNR HMCS NADEN - Appointed to NADEN 27 Mar 1943 as an A/Wt (E), RCNR (seniority 15 Jan 1943) for Training and Disposal MOTOR LANDING CRAFT BASE NANAIMO - Appointed to MOTOR LANDING CRAFT BASE 12 Apr 1943 as an A/Wt (E), RCNR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 28 Aug 1943 as an A/Wt (E), RCNR for disposal HMCS NORANDA - Appointed to NORANDA 31 Aug 1943 as an A/Wt (E), RCNR, add'l for training Tug KAM - Appointed to Tug KAM 14 Sep 1943 as an A/Wt (E), RCNR, I/C machinery HMCS SCOTIAN - Appointed to SCOTIAN 03 Jun 1944 as an A/Wt (E), RCNR, add'l for disposal HMCS ESQUIMALT - Appointed to ESQUIMALT 17 Jul 1944 as an A/Wt (E), RCNR * Appointed Wt (E) 15 Jan 1944 (seniority 15 Jan 1943)
(JR01) Article on the death of Wt (E) James Roberts - The Province May 1945 (JR02) Documents from the Service File of James Roberts
Second World War Casualty Index
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