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Robert Bradshaw

In memory of:

Radio Operator Robert Bradshaw

November 14, 1941

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Merchant Navy

Unit:

Canadian Merchant Navy

Division:

S.S. Crusader (Panama) (220650)

Additional Information

Born:

February 21, 1918
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Frederick John Bradshaw and Bertha Annie Torry.

The Crusader was to join the SC-53 convoy, but due to fog she never did. On November 14, 1941, at 3:37 a.m., she received three torpedoes from U-561 and sank, position 49°30'N/37°15'W. The only survivor, out of a crew of 34, was taken prisoner and brought to the Marlag und Milag Nord camp at Westertimke, north-east of Bremen, Germany. Upon her liberation in 1945, the story of this freighter will be known.

Commemorated on Page 272 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Robert Bradshaw– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Robert Bradshaw
    Photo of Robert Bradshaw – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Western Technical School– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Western Technical School
    Western Technical School – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial Plaque– In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – In memory of the students from Western Technical School, Toronto who served during World War II and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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