Roland Joel Roberts, RCNR

Birth details unknown

Ranks

14 Sep 1938 T/Lt.
1 Jan 1944 T/A/Lt.Cdr.
1 Jan 1945 T/Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Roland Joel Roberts, RCNR


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Battleford (K 165)T/Lt.Corvette31 Jul 19415 Oct 1942
HMCS Bellechasse (J 170)T/Lt.Minesweeper3 May 194317 Aug 1943
HMCS Moncton (K 139)T/A/Lt.Cdr.Corvette4 Apr 194426 Jan 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Corvette HMCS Battleford (K 165)


8 Aug 1942
HMCS Battleford (T/Lt. R.J. Roberts, RCNVR) picks up 46 survivors from the American merchant Kaimoku and 17 survivors from the British merchant Anneberg that were both torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-379 in the North Atlantic in position 56°30'N, 32°14'W.

HMCS Battleford also picks up 41 survivors from the British merchant Kelso that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-176 in the North Atlantic southeast of Cape Farewell in position 56°30'N, 32°14'W.

9 Aug 1942
HMCS Battleford (T/Lt. R.J. Roberts, RCNVR) picks up 40 survivors from the British merchant Radchurch that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-176 in the North Atlantic in position 56°15'N, 32°00'W.


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