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239308 Sub.Lt. Edward Gorton Robbins Royal Canadian Navy S.S. Nerissa from:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (d.30th April 1941) Edward Robbins was the Son of William Alan and Agnes Hyacinthe Robbins, of Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was onboard the SS Nerissa, enroute Halifax, Nova Scotia, to England, which was torpedoed on 30 April 1941, by U-552 commanded by Erich Topp, NW of Ireland. SS Nerissa was carrying Canadian troops, including a detachment of 175 North-West Mounted Police and their horses. Robbins' body was washed ashore off the south-west coast of Co. Donegal and is buried in Killaghtee Old Graveyard, near Dunkineely, Co. Donegal. He was 21 years old. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.