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McKnight, Robert William If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Naval Cadet (UNTD) (RCN(R)) |
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Official Number | U-50880 |
Birth | 00/00/1925 | Death | 21/01/2002 |
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Place | Glenboro | Place | Winnipeg |
Area | MB | Area | MB |
Country | Canada | Country | Canada |
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Biography |
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He moved to Winnipeg in 1939. Bob enlisted in the Royal Canadian Merchant Navy in 1942 at the age of 17. He saw action in the South Pacific and the North Atlantic during the Second World War. He graduated from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering in 1950 as a civil engineer. |
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 1948). In 1948 he served in HMCS Chippawa for UNTD. (He was released.) |
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Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); |
Last update |
2015-05-03 00:00:00 |