Military service
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During the First World War, he enlisted on 8 March 1916 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, with the 105th Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, C Company, service number 712749. He arrived in England on 15 September and was physically unable to perform any military duties. Declared unfit for service, he was repatriated on the 23 September and demobilized in Quebec City, Quebec, on the following 15 October.
300 miles (483 km) west of the Hebrides Islands, Scotland, on 12 October 1940, at 23:25, the Saint Malo was sailing with convoy HX-77 when she was torpedoed by U-101. She broke in two and sank, position 57°58'N/16°32'W.
Digital gallery of Able Seaman Roland Emerson Cousins
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St. Anthony's War Memorial
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Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Roland Emerson Cousins
Digital gallery of
Able Seaman Roland Emerson Cousins
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 117 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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