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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
BRETT, Robert Arthur, OS, V63155, RCNVR, MPK - 24 Nov 1944, HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Son of Richard Brett, and of Mabel Adena Brett, of Shelburne, Ontario.
OS Brett died when HMCS SHAWINIGAN was sunk by U-1228 on 24 Nov 1944. Of her crew of 91, there were no survivors.
Robert Arthur (Bob) Brett of Shelburne was still a teenager when a torpedo from the German U-boat U- 1228 sank the corvette on November 24, 1944, a mere six months before Nazi Germany surrendered. At the time, the Shawinigan had been escorting the ferry Burgeo on its runs between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. Bob Brett was the youngest son of Shelburne's pioneering car dealer, R. W. Brett, and his wife Mabel.
Ships served in: HMCS STAR - Enlisted 04 Jun 1943. Commenced Active Service 24 Aug 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman W/T, RCNVR HMCS MONTCALM - Drafted to MONTCALM 27 Aug 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 29 Sep 1943 HMCS ST HYACINTHE - Drafted to ST HYACINTHE 12 Apr 1944 * Transferred to Seaman Branch as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR 11 Apr 1944 HMCS SHAWINIGAN - Drafted to SHAWINIGAN 18 Apr 1944
(RB01) Article of Robert Brett home on leave - The Toronto Telegram Oct 1944 (RB02) Casualty photo of Robert Brett - The Toronto Telegram Dec 1944 (RB02) Article on Robert Brett Missing - The Toronto Telegram Dec 1944 (RB04) Documents from the Service File of Robert Brett
Second World War Casualty Index
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