Chief Steward Robert Hayes

Son of Richard Henry Sidney Hayes and Grace Hiscock of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Brother of Private Harold John Hayes, regimental number 282227, 219th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He fought in France in the First World War and survived.

Convoy HX-72 left Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 9 September 1940 and headed for the Clyde, England. The 47 ships dispersed on the 21st due to bad weather. On the 22nd, at 1:52 AM, the Frederick S. Fales was hit on the port side by two torpedoes launched from U-100 and sank by the stern in five minutes at about 340 miles (547 km) west of Bloody Foreland, Ireland, position 55°30'N/13°40'W. The captain, 19 sailors and one gunner lost their lives.