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Son of Herbert Clements and France Bogshat. Husband of Honora Mary A. Renfry, of St. German’s, Cornwall, England.
In the First World War, he served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers and fought in France.
A member of convoy SC-20, this ship was torpedoed at 13:53 on 6 February 1941 by U-107 and sank 120 miles (193 km) west of Rockall, an isolated rock between Ireland and Iceland, position 55°39'N/15°56'W.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Second Mate Herbert Romney Charlesworth Clements
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Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star April 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Second Mate Herbert Romney Charlesworth Clements
Digital gallery of
Second Mate Herbert Romney Charlesworth Clements
Digital gallery of
Second Mate Herbert Romney Charlesworth Clements
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 113 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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