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Brother of Elizabeth Burke, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Private Robert Henry Campbell, regimental number 3188902, of the 17th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, who never saw action in the First World War.
On 2 June 1942, at 2:53 am, the SS Illinois, sailing without escort, was torpedoed by U-159 400 miles (644 km) northwest of Puerto Rico, position 24°00'N/60°00'W. She sank in 40 seconds with her captain and 31 crew members. The six survivors were rescued six days later by the SS Esso Montpelier, which landed them in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 106 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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