Robert Edward Dunleavy b. 13 Jun 1914 Brockville, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Dec 1949 Township of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada

1914 - 1949 (35 years)

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Name	Robert Edward Dunleavy
Born	13 Jun 1914	Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Gender	Male
Died	21 Dec 1949	Township of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
	Sudden abdominal illness
Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Brockville, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Person ID	I6831	Family Tree
Last Modified	20 Oct 2024

Father	James Garfield Dunleavy, b. 31 Oct 1889, Brockville, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Nov 1953, Brockville, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
Mother	Frances Mabel Polley, b. 25 Jul 1886, Brockville, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 May 1958, Brockville, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
Married	18 Aug 1909	Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Family ID	F17221	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Born - 13 Jun 1914 - Brockville, Ontario, Canada
	Died - 21 Dec 1949 - Township of Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
	Buried - - Oakland Cemetery, Brockville, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada

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Photos		Robert Dunleavy
Photos		Robert Dunleavy

Documents

Out of the past
The Dunleavy brothers
Seven brothers went to war, seven returned

Census		1921 Canada Census Brockville, Ontario
Census		1931 Canada Census Brockville, Ontario

Obituary & Death Notice		PO Dunleavy Gets Navy Rites PO Dunleavy Gets Navy Rites BROCKVILLE (CP) Full naval honors will be paid here to Petty Officer Robert E. Dunleavy, RCN, of Brockville, who died recently at Esquimalt, B.C. Petty Officer Dunleavy, who was stationed on the Pacific Coast with the Royal Canadian Navy, died in the Royal Canadian Navy, died in the Royal Canadian Navy Hospital at Esquimalt last Wednesday. His body is being brought to Brockville, arriving here on Tuesday. Naval personnel from Kingston, Ottawa and Brockville will take part in the funeral service Wednesday. --The Vancouver News-Herald, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, December 27, 1949 Page 3
Obituary & Death Notice		PO Bob Dunleavy Dies Suddenly in British Columbia P-D BOB DUNLEAVY DIES SUDDENLY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Was Posted There With Canadian Navy; Veteran of War SUDDEN ILLNESS Entered Hospital in Esquimalt Wednesday, Died During the Afternoon News of the death of Petty Officer Robert Edward (Bob) Dunleavy, 35, R.C.N., in naval hospital in Esquimalt, B.C., Wednesday came as a shock to his family and friends here. A veteran of the Navy during the past 10 years, P/O Dunleavy had been stationed on the west coast recently after completing a tour of the Pacific and the China coast. Apparently in good health, P/O Dunleavy was taken suddenly ill Wednesday morning according to information cabled to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Dunleavy, 32 Georgina Street. The telegram received here during the noon hour stated that he was "dangerously ill" from a severe abdominal condition. .... evening they received a further telegram stating that he had passed away suddenly, with cause of death not diagnosed. Petty Officer Dunleavy was born in Brockville 35 years ago, a son of James Garfield Dunleavy and his wife, the former Mabel Polley, of Brockville. He had attended the local public schools and collegiate before entering the bakery trade. He went to Hamilton, Ont., prior to the outbreak of World War II and it was while he was there that he enlisted in the R.C.N.V.R. in 1939. He served throughout the conflict on Atlantic convoy ships of the Canadian Navy, taking part also in the channel operations on "D" Day. At the cessation of hostilities, he remained in the navy, being transferred to the west coast of Canada. During last spring he was on the H.M.C.S. "Crescent' along the China coast when Canadians were being evacuated from that country. Recently he had been posted to shore duty His death was a shocking blow to his parents because of his apparent good health. He was one of seven sons who served in the Canadian forces during the war. P/O Dunleavy was an extremely active young man and had a personality that won him many friends. He was a Baptist in religion and a member of the First Baptist church here. Surviving to mourn his loss, in addition to his parents, are three sisters, Mrs. James Sheridan, Brockville, Miss Stella Dunleavy, nurse-in-training, Toronto, and Miss Margaret Dunleavy, at home; seven brothers, Garfield, James, Lawrence, Patrick, Russell, of Brockville, William, of Iroquois, and Earl, of Toronto. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed but the remains will be conveyed to Brockville for burial.