Apprentice Robert Cooper McLarty

Son of Ivan Watson McLarty and Lily Ivy Lydia Cooper of Vancouver, British Columbia. During the First World War, Ivan enlisted on 15 March 1916 with the 102nd (Comox-Atlin) Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Prince George, British Columbia. He arrived in France on August 12, 1916, at Vimy, he was shot in the abdomen on April 9, 1917. Returning to action on 4 October 1917, he was again shot in the left thigh and eyes. He returned to Canada on 25 April 1919, and was demobilized on the 26th September. He was awarded the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the Class A War Service Badge.

At 03:26 on 12 June 1941, U-371 fired two torpedoes at a Kent-type ship identified as the Silverpalm, which sank in 38 minutes, North Atlantic, position 56°27'N/25°12'W. The captain, 53 crew members, eleven gunners and three passengers lost their lives, leaving no survivors. The ship was last seen on 1 June and was reported missing on 8 June 1941, which explains this date in the records.