Flight Sergeant Robert Cecil Rolfe
Accident in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
R/104858
Cause of Death (in war):
Accident
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St. Anicet, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
28 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
30 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
30 years 5 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Hardware
Next of Kin:
Robert Rolfe, Father, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 9.0 in / 175 cm
Weight:
136 lbs / 62 kg
Chest:
31.0 in / 79 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
632 days in service
Buried at:
Links
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Grave of Robert Cecil Rolfe
Robert Cecil Rolfe
Grave of Robert Cecil Rolfe, Huntingdon, Quebec
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Flight Sergeant |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
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Notes
Was a partner in Rolfe and Monpetit Hardware business, Huntingdon, Quebec, started in 1939
Owed his father $2500 money used to start business.
Education
La Guerre School 1918-1925
Huntingdon Academy 1925-1930
Enjoyed tennis, swimming, skating
Smoked 15 cigarettes/day
Additional Service Notes
The crew of 145 Squadron's Lockheed Hudson #771 aircraft was on a navigational training and transport flight between Torbay in Newfoundland and Dartmouth in Nova Scotia, Canada, when they disappeared, crashing 11 miles from RCAF Station Dartmouth. There were three crew members, as well as three passengers aboard the Hudson, and all six servicemen perished in the aircraft accident. Though a military search was immediately launched, the crash site was not located until 6 Nov 1944.
The aircrew members were-
Flight Sergeant Robert Cecil ROLFE (Navigator)
Warrant Officer Class II James Robin STICK and
Pilot Officer Thomas Albert Kidd WATTERSON.
The military passengers were-
Flight Lieutenant John Thomas HOOK,
US Army Lieutenant Eugene Estes SNELL and
Flying Officer William Hector THOMPSON.
Military Service:-
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Trade: Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Number: R/104858
Age: 30
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: 145 RCAF Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron [MOTTO: 'Furor Non Sine Frenis' (Fury, but not without restraints)]
Son of Robert and Mary Rolfe of Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada.
Flight Sergeant Robert Cecil Rolfe is commemorated on Page 209 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
He is also commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Robert Rolfe, born Belleville, Ontario. A butter and cheesemaker in Huntingdon, Quebec
Mother Mary Moriarty, born St. Anicet, Quebec
Living in Huntingdon, Quebec
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