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1939-1945

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Abbott,
Harry Gordon
H.G. Abbott
?
-
... ... [0-1020]
T/Paym.Lt. = T/Lt. (S) 15.02.1942

 

... - ... ....
? - (07.1945) HMCS Scotian

 

Adam,
Joseph Murray

J.M. Adam
Married ...; three daughters.
18.04.1920
Victoria, British Columbia
-
12.12.1991
Toronto, Ontario
T/S.Lt. 09.11.1942 [0-1100]
T/Lt. 09.11.1943 (reld 27.12.1945)
Commendation Comdn 29.07.1943 for courage and good seamanship in carrying out hazardous duties
(09.1942)     attached, HMCS Discovery (Vancouver Division RCNVR)
24.05.1943 - (02.)1944 First Lieutenant, HMC ML 053 (motor launch)
(02.1944)     HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [UK]) (for Coastal Flotilla)
27.03.1944 - (01.)1945 First Lieutenant, HMC MTB 464 (motor torpedo boat)
08.01.1945 - 14.02.1945 Commanding Officer, HMC MTB 466 (motor torpedo boat) (boat destroyed by fire, Ostend harbour, Belgium)
(05.1945)     HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) *
[From: The Graduate Chronicle. Published by the Alumni Association of the University of British Columbia AUGUST, 1944..B.C. men in the services: LT. JOSEPH M. ADAM, R.C.N.V.R.-- Took part in the rescuing of a motor torpedo boat, braving heavy shelling from enemy shore batteries in the English Channel in order to take the craft in tow to a safe beaching point. He led one of the two motor torpedo boats.]
* indexed, but not listed as such
Alcock,
Ian Ernest
I.E. Alcock
From Victoria, BC.
1914 ?
-
12.01.1969
Saanich, British Columbia
[age 54]
T/A/S.Lt.
27.06.1940 [0-1420]
T/A/Lt.
20.03.1941
T/Lt.
?, seniority 20.03.1940 (reld > 04.1946)

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
10.07.1945
15.09.1945
Operation Baboon (operations on the Arakan coast 03.45): for service in hazardous reconnaissances in Burma
Mention in Despatches MID
22.01.1946
30.03.1946
Operation Confidence (operations off Malayan coast 06-08.45): for good service in reconnaissance work in the Malaya Peninsula
04.12.1940
-
1941
HMS Windflower (corvette)
(12.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed



served Combined Operations (Far East):
30.08.1943
-
(10.1944)
HMS Copra (Combined Operations pay & drafting office) (for landing craft duty)
(03.1945)


HMS Lanka (RN base, Colombo, Ceylon)
(06.1945)


Combined Operations Pilotage Party (COPP) 3
(04.1946)
 
 
HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) *
Amos,
Pierre Charles
P.C. Amos
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.07.1943 [0-1950]
(05.1945)


Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
Amyot,
Francis
"Frank"
F. Amyot (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt) F. Amyot

14.09.1904
Thornhill, Ontario
-
21.11.1962
Ottawa, Ontario
T/Lt. 21.05.1941 [0-1960]
?, seniority 21.05.1940
Won Canada's only gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the C-1 1000m canoeing event.
05.1941 - 16.01.1944 served in the English Channel
03.1944 - 23.04.1944 HMC ML 077 (motor launch)
24.04.1944 - 16.03.1945 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 072 (motor launch) (73rd ML Flotilla)
17.03.1945 - 1945 HMC ML 114 (motor launch)
1945 - 07.1945 HMC ML 115 (motor launch)
Welfare Officer with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. He served as a reservist with H.M.C.S. Carleton and obtained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.
Angus,
Ian
I. Angus
Son of Richard Angus, and Elizabeth Heaney.
Married Lt. Margaret Mary Bankier, WCRNS (? - 30.12.2011); five daughters, three sons.
29.05.1916
Victoria, British Columbia
-
11.06.1989
St Vincent's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia
T/A/S.Lt. 04.01.1940 [0-2370]
T/S.Lt. 1940?, seniority 15.12.1939
T/Lt. 15.12.1941
1943?, seniority 15.12.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1944
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1945 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
04.03.1940 - (04.)1940 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for disposal or under training)
20.06.1940 - (10.)1941 HMCS Vison (armed yacht)
15.12.1941 - (08.)1942 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for disposal or under training)
01.09.1942 - (04.)1943 HMCS Skeena (A class destroyer)
12.04.1943 - (12.1943) HMCS Kootenay (D class destroyer)
02.01.1944 - (02.)1944 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for command course)
13.03.1944 - (05.)1944 HMCS Acadia (anti-aircraft training ship)
04.05.1944 - (07.)1944 serving with RN
15.08.1944 - 01.04.1945 Commanding Officer, HMCS Prestonian (River class frigate)
03.04.1945 - 21.06.1945 Commanding Officer, HMCS Qu'Appelle (F class destroyer)
Director of British Columbia Sugar Refining Co. Ltd. 1969-1986.
Arbick,
John Henry
J.H. Arbick
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (A)
15.10.1943 [0-2544]
(05.1945)


Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
Armstrong,
George
G. Armstrong (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) 26.08.1940 [0-2810]
T/A/Lt.Cdr. (Sp.Br.) 01.07.1943
28.11.1942 - (05.1945) Security Intelligence Officer on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Atwood,
Lorenzo Lysons
L.L. Atwood
?
-
08.02.1986
Kemptville
Cdr.
01.01.1945 [0-3340]
Capt. RCN
01.07.1950 (retd)
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VRD
19.01.1945
?
Canadian Forces Decoration CD
?
?
29.03.1944
-
(05.1945)
HMCS Prince Robert (A.A.A.S. [= auxiliary anti-aircraft ship?])
Audette,
Louis de la Chesnaye
L. de la. C. Audette
07.04.1907
Ottawa, Ontario
-
02.04.1995
Ottawa, Ontario
T/A/Lt.
27.09.1939 [0-3360]
T/Lt.
backdated 27.03.1938
T/A/Lt.Cdr.
?
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1945
Lt.Cdr. RCN (R)
01.01.1945
Officer, Order of Canada OC
?
?
Mention in Despatches MID
01.01.1945
New Year 45
22.08.1942
-
19.09.1942
Commanding Officer, HMCS Pictou (corvette)
20.09.1942
-
24.05.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Amherst (corvette)
25.07.1944
-
02.09.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS Coaticook (frigate)
04.08.1945
-
18.11.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS St. Catherines (frigate)
 
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Bailey,
John Harvard

J.H. Bailey
?
-
19.03.2001
White Rock, British Columbia
T/Lt.
29.12.1942 [0-3600] (reld < 04.1946)
05.02.1944
-
(06.1944)
Third Officer, HMC ML 112 (motor launch)
16.09.1944
- (07.1945) Commanding Officer, HMC ML 097 (motor launch)
Baillie,
James Wilton
"Jim"
J.W. Baillie
Youngest son (with two brothers and two sisters) of Sir Frank Baillie (1875-1921), and Edith Julia White (1877-1965).
Married (13.10.1945)
Barbara Elizabeth Anne "Nancy" Newton (24.12.1920 - 23.09.2014), daughter of Graham Newton and Stella Harbottle; two sons, one daughter.
01.12.1918
Toronto, Ontario
-
21.05.2012
T/S.Lt. 30.01.1942 [0-3650]
T/Lt. 1942?, seniority 30.12.1941
Education: Appleby College (1925-1938).
31.05.1941 - (06.)1942 HMS St Christopher (Coastal Forces establishment, Fort William) (for motor launches)
15.06.1942 - (10.)1942 Commanding Officer, HM MTB 50 (motor torpedo boat) [HMS Hornet (Coastal Forces base, Gosport)]
(12.1942) - (02.1943) HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, N.S.)  *
(04.1943)     no appointment listed
04.1943 - (06.)1944 HMIS Dalhousie (RIN depot, Bombay) (for duty with MTBs)
25.06.1944 - (01.)1945 HMS Thyme (corvette)
(07.1945) - (10.1945) no appointment listed
Had a Volkswagen dealership for more than twenty years and retired in 1985.
From his obituary in The Globe and Mail: "When World War II broke out, he was in Surabaya, Java, in the West Indies on an around the world trip as a crew member on the sailing ship ''Ahto''. The crew was held in port for two days before finally being able to set sail for home and Jim signed up with the RCN. He was a member of ''The Raleighites'' a small group of men from the Canadian Navy on loan to the British, serving proudly in HMS Repulse, the Coastal Forces in the English Channel, the Indian Ocean in command of MTB 50; leaving the war with the rank of Lieutenant, as 'Number One' in the RN Corvette 'Thyme'."
* indexed, but not listed as such
Baker,
Graham McNaughton
G.M. Baker
1917 ?
-

28.03.1942
[age 25]
St. Nazaire
[Halifax Memorial]
T/S.Lt.
18.03.1940
T/Lt.
18.03.1941

Mention in Despatches

MID
21.05.1942
St. Nazaire raid 28.03.42 *
* "For great bravery and unshaken devotion to duty in control of a gun in his motor launch, and afterward in trying to take a rope onto a jetty heavily enfiladed by intense enemy fire (during an attack on St. Nazaire)."
?
-
28.03.1942
Commanding Officer, HM ML 447 (motor launch)
Baldwin,
Patrick Alexander Graham.Bell
P.A.G.B. Baldwin
Son of Frederick W. Casey Baldwin, and Kathleen Parmenter, of Beinn Breagh.
?
-
06.1984
T/Lt. 22.12.1942 [0-3980]
10.10.1942 - 12.1943 First Lieutenant, HM MGB 100 (motor gun boat)
04.12.1943 - 01.1944 First Lieutenant, HM MTB 456 (motor torpedo boat) (4th MTB Flotilla)
15.01.1944 - (04.)1944 First Lieutenant, HM MTB 707 (motor torpedo boat)
10.05.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Cicala (Coastal Forces base, Dartmouth) (for miscellaneous services)
(06.1944)     Commanding Officer, HM MTB 431 (motor torpedo boat)
Balfour,
Harold Wilson
H.W. Balfour
From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
1907 ?
-
12.06.1986
New Westminster, Vancouver, British Columbia
[aged 79]
A/Paym.S.Lt.
06.02.1929 [0-4000]
Lt.
06.12.1930
Lt.Cdr.
06.12.1938
Cdr.
01.07.1943
A/Capt.
01.12.1944 (reld 18.12.1945)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
01.01.1945
05.01.1945
New Year 45 *
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
18.03.1943
-
* This Officer has served zealously with marked ability and enthusiasm over a period of five years, in various appointments and latterly as Commander of the Port, St. John's Newfoundland. He has taken a consistently keen interest in the welfare of service personnel, and has given unsparingly of his time and energy in that connection. Under his chairmanship the past three successive Victory Loans in the Newfoundland Command have been outstandingly successful, and he has played an important part in the organization and development of the Naval Central Canteen.
06.02.1929
 
 
joined RCNVR Half Company Saskatoon, RCNVR
21.11.1934
-
1935
Commanding Officer, Saskatoon Half Company RCNVR
1935
-
09.06.1940
Commanding Officer, Saskatoon Division RCNVR
(02.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed
(12.1941)
 
 
HMCS Naden (RCN base, Esquimalt) *
21.09.1942
-
10.01.1944
Executive Officer, RCN Barracks, St John's, Newfoundland [HMCS Avalon]
11.01.1944
-
01.12.1944
Commander of the Port, St John's, Newfoundland [HMCS Avalon]
01.12.1944
-
(07.)1945
Commanding Officer, RCN Barracks, Halifax [HMCS Stadacona]
* indexed, but not listed as such
Bampton,
George Edwin
"Joe"
G.E. Bampton
?
-
T/Lt.  09.11.1943 [0-4150]
      served MTBs (RN)
(05.1945)     HMCS Stadacona
Bannerman,
Donald Keith
"Don"
D.K. Bannerman D.K. Bannerman
Married (1949) Jean McIlvride; two daughters, one son.
16.12.1920
Vancouver, British Columbia
-
12.12.2009
UBC Hospital, Purdy Pavilion
T/S.Lt. (E) 06.12.1943 [0-4235]
T/Lt. (E) 06.12.1944 (reld < 04.1946)
Education: Lord Byng High School; University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering,1943).
01.03.1944 - 04.10.1944 HMCS Chebogue (frigate) (North Atlantic convoy duty) (ship was hit by a Gnat from U-1227 and damaged beyond repair)
06.12.1944 - (05.1945) HMCS Avalon (RCN base, St Jonh's, Newfoundland) (for Drafting Sub-Depot, St John's, Newfoundland)
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
After the war, Don completed a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Don worked for a number of years in industry, including positions with BC Electric and the Industrial Development Bank. In 1963, Don began a lengthy and fruitful relationship with the newly developing British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), retiring in 1986. In his roles as teacher and administrator, Don felt strongly that the focus on applied studies resulted in strong graduates of the engineering program. Don was active in the British Columbia Association of Professional Engineers, serving as president in 1975. In June 2008, Don was made a Fellow of Engineers Canada in recognition of his "exceptional contribution to the engineering profession in Canada."
Barlow,
Clement Vernon
C.V. Barlow
1921 ?
-
28.08.1986
University Edowment, British Columbia
[aged 65]
T/Lt.  09.11.1943 [0-4500]
25.02.1945 - (07.1945) Commanding Officer, HM MTB 464 (motor torpedo boat)
Bartram,
Howard Frederick
C.V. Barlow
Brother of Lt. R.M. Bartram, RCNVR.
Married Sheil Jaques; ... children.
1918
-
11.05.2009

Hawkesbury General Hospital, Ontario
T/S.Lt.
30.12.1940 [0-4760]
T/Lt. 
30.12.1941 (reld > 07.1945, < 04.1946)
(12.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed
23.07.1943
-
14.04.1944
Commanding Officer, HMC ML 054 (motor launch)
08.01.1945
-
(07.1945)
HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, N.S.) (for command course)
Bartram,
Ross Maitland
C.V. Barlow
Brother of Lt. H.F. Bartram, RCNVR.
Married; one daughter, two sons.
1923 ?
-
30.05.1981
Vancouver, British Columbia
[age 58]
T/S.Lt.
12.10.1942 [0-4770]
T/A/Lt. 
< 10.1944 (reld > 07.1945, < 04.1946)
1939-1945 Star 39|45 St - -
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal CdnVolSM - -
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -
25.03.1944
-
(01.)1945
Third Officer, HMC MTB 735 (motor torpedo boat) (65th MTB Flotilla, Brixham) *
14.04.1945
-
(05.1945)
First Lieutenant, HMC MTB 797 (motor torpedo boat) *
* index of Navy Lists of (10.1944), (01.1945) & (07.1945) shows him as HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas)
Battles,
Robert Munroe
R.M. Battles (Photo courtesy of Heather Battles)
Son of Earle Winslow Battles (1891-1918), and Edith Clitheroe Ross (1889-1992).
Married (15.03.1947, Hastings district, Sussex) Second Officer Joan Lesley Playford, WRNS (20.08.1916 - 10.08.1990), daughter (with two sisters and one half-brother) of Arthur Playford (1870-1944), and Gladys Muriel Barron (1879-1981).; two sons, one daughter.
04.06.1918
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
-
26.10.1999
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
T/S.Lt. (Sp.Br.) 26.02.1941 [0-4970]
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) 26.02.1942
T/El.Lt. 1944?, seniority 26.02.1942
T/A/El.Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1945
A/Lt.Cdr. (L) RCN 02.02.1946, seniority 01.07.1945
... ...
R.Adm. RCN 01.09.1967 (retd 1973)
1939-19145 Star 39|45 St - -
Atlantic Star Atl St - -
Burma Star Bur St - -
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal CdnVolSM - -
Defence Medal Def M - -
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -
Canadian Forces Decoration CD ? ?
Education: North Bay (Ont.) Collegiate Institute; University of Toronto (BA 1941; Math. & Physics); Banf (Alta.) School of Advanced Management.
19.05.1941 - (07.1945) served with RN:
14.04.1941 - (08.)1941 HMS Victory (RN base, Portsmouth) (for signal school; for radar officer qualifying course)
20.08.1941 - (12.)1942 HMS Royal Sovereign (Royal Sovereign class battleship) (as radar officer)
15.12.1942 - (06.)1944 HMS Asbury (accommodation, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA) (as radar training officer)
19.06.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Faraway (RN training establishment & HQ Flag Officer Carrier Training, Greenock) (as radar training officer)
(10.1945)     no appointment listed
... - ... ...
      has held various appointments at sea and ashore incl. Command Technical Officer on Staff of Flag Officer, Pacific Coast. 1961-63; Manager, Ship Repair, HMC Dockyard. Esquimalt. B.C., 1963-65 and Commander there 1965-67; Assistant Director, Communications - Electronics Division, International Military Strategic NATO Headquarters, 1967
Member, Board of Directors, Community Chest, Victoria, BC, 1965-1967. Member, Board of Trustees, Maritime Museum of British Columbia, 1965-1967.
Beament,
Thomas Harold
T.H. Beament
23.07.1898
Ottawa, Ontario
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (retd)
02.08.1936 [0-5090]
A/Cdr.
01.07.1943
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
?
?
(05.1944?)
-
(05.1945)
Policy and Plans Section, Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [HMCS Niobe]
Beeman,
John Henault
J.H. Beeman
?
-
T/Lt. 
09.11.1943 [0-5390]



served MTBs (RN)



Commanding Officer, HM ML 65 (motor launch)
(05.1945)


Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [HMCS Niobe]
Beharriell,
Stanley Ross
S.R. Beharriell
Son (with one brother) of Frederick Roy Beharriell (1889-1977), and Estelle Beatrice "Anna" Moffatt (1888-1964).
Married (1948) Patricia
Robinson (17.06.1927 - ); two daughters, one son.
15.06.1922
Toronto, Ontario
-
12.11.1989
Prob. T/S.Lt.  01.04.1943 [0-5410]
T/A/Lt. 01.04.1944 (reld > 07.1945, < 10.1945)
Education: Victoria College, University of Toronto (BA 1944; MA 1948); University of Wisconsin (PhD 1954).
01.04.1943 - (08.)1943 HMCS York (Toronto Division RCNVR)
08.09.1943 - (10.1943) HMCS Cornwallis (RCN training establishment, Cornwallis, NS) (for disposal or under training)
20.01.1944 - 01.05.1944 HMCS Timmins (corvette)
02.05.1944 - 27.12.1944 HMCS Hamilton (training vessel)
28.12.1944 - (07.1945) HMCS Meon (frigate)
Teacher, Wabash College, Indiana, and Niagara University, New York. Returned to Canada in 1958 to teach at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
Published: The head and the heart in Melville (1954; dissertation).
Beketov,
Nicholas Alexis
N.A. Beketov (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) 12.02.1945 [0-5437]
? - (05.1945) Intelligence Staff on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Bell,
Ian Hunter
I.H. Bell (Photo courtesy of Mr Bruce Bell) I.H. Bell (Photo courtesy of Mr Bruce Bell)
I.H. Bell (Photo courtesy of Mr Bruce Bell) I.H. Bell (Photo courtesy of Mr Bruce Bell)
I.H. Bell (Photo courtesy of Mr Bruce Bell) I.H. Bell (Photo courtesy of Mr Bruce Bell)
I.H. Bell (Photo courtesy of Mr Bruce Bell)
Son of Robert and Janie Bell, both of Scotland.
Married 1st (01.04.1944) Audrey Patricia Bell; three sons, one daughter.
Married 2nd (21.12.1976) Dr. Mary Bell.
18.06.1918
Vancouver, British Columbia
-
13.12.2001
Vancouver, British Columbia
T/A/S.Lt. 28.04.1939 [0-5620]
T/A/Lt. 28.04.1940
T/Lt. 28.04.1941
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1944
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1945 (reld 03.10.1945) 

Mention in Despatches

MID 08.06.1944 HM's birthday 44
Education: Kitsilano High School, Vancouver.
Articled for his Chartered Accountancy degree with his father, Robert Bell after high school, 1937.
      specialized in Navigation
31.08.1939 -   HMCS Nootka (minesweeper)
20.09.1940 - 23.09.1941 on delivery team of USS McCook (destroyer), renamed HMCS St. Croix (destroyer)
24.09.1941 - 05.01.1942 Commanding Officer, HMCS St. Croix (destroyer)
19.04.1942 - 27.09.1942 Commanding Officer, HMCS Swift Current (minesweeper)
30.09.1942 - 11.10.1942 Commanding Officer, HMCS Ville de Quebec (corvette)
12.10.1942 - 21.08.1944 Commanding Officer, HMCS Alberni (corvette) (sunk)
19.03.1945 - (05.1945) HMCS St. Hyacinthe (RCN Signal School)
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
Rejoined his father in practise after the war, 1945. CA (1948), FCA (1960).Through a series of mergers, his CA firm became Touche Ross & Partners where he finished up his career as International Chairman of the firm. Touche Ross later merged once again to form Deloittes. He always lived in Vancouver, but travelled extensively throughout the world with his business and, after retirement, for leisure. Past Director, B.C. Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Bell-Irving,
Henry

H. Bell-Irving
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr.
11.09.1939 [0-5760]
T/A/Cdr.
?

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
?
?
16.11.1944
-
(07.1945)
HMS Shrapnel (RN base, Southampton) (miscellaneous duties)



served MTBs ?
Bell-Irving,
Richard Morris

R.M. Bell-Irving
Son of Richard and Kathleen H. Bell-Irving, of Vancouver, British Columbia; husband of Sally May Bell-Irving, of Vancouver.
1917 ?
-
18.03.1945
(KIA) [age 28]
[Halifax Memorial, panel 13]
T/S.Lt. (E)
01.01.1944
?
-
18.03.1945
HMCS Guysborough
Bennet,
John Archibald
J.A. Bennet
?
-
T/Lt.
04.09.1939



served MTBs
Benson,
Patrick Campbell
P.C. Benson (Photo courtesy of Mr Rick C. Benson) P.C. Benson (Photo courtesy of Mr Rick C. Benson)
P.C. Benson (Photo courtesy of Mr Rick C. Benson)
Son of Maj. John Robinson Benson.
Married (1941) Roseann Elaine "Nan" Marrin (26.09.1918 - 06.06.2000); six sons, two daughters.
01.03.1916
Winnipeg
-

06.02.1998
Winnipeg
T/S.Lt. 06.12.1940 [0-5960]
T/Lt. 01.03.1941
Lt. RCN 14.11.1945, seniority 01.12.1940
Lt.Cdr. RCN 01.12.1948
Cdr. RCN 01.07.1952 (commenced leave 03.02.1965) (retd 17.08.1965)
Canadian Forces Decoration CD ? -
Commenced service on April 4, 1934; as an Ordinary Seaman.
      HMCS Naden & HMCS Ottawa
06.12.1940 - (07.)1945 serving with RN:
      HMS Victory
      HMCS Stadacona
12.02.1941 - 07.1942 HMS Revenge (battleship)
30.07.1942 - 04.1943 HMS Sobkra
08.1943 - (10.)1943 HMS Balfour (frigate) [initially at HMS Asbury]
18.10.1943 - (07.)1945 HMS Bligh (frigate)
14.011.1945     transferred to RCN
      HMCS Stadacona
26.11.1945 - (04.1946) HMCS Naden (RCN Barracks, Esquimalt)
15.03.1947 - (07.1948) Staff Officer, HMCS York
01.12.1948 - (05.1949) HMCS Shearwater
      HMCS Ontario
03.01.1950 - (05.1951) Executive Officer, HMCS Sioux (Korea)
(05.1953) - 1954 Naval Service HQ Ottawa [HMCS Bytown]
07.05.1954 - (01).1956 on staff of Flag Officer Naval Divisions [HMCS Star]
01.02.1956 - 12?.1956 HMCS Patriot
12?.1956 - 1958 Commanding Officer, HMCS Cayuga
05.05.1958 - 1960 Reserve Training Commander, RCN Barracks, Halifax [HMCS Stadacona]
29.08.1960 - (1962) on staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast [HMCS Stadacona]
? - 03.02.1965 Queen's Harbour Master and as Master Attendant, Halifax [HMCS Stadacona]
Berkeley,
Henry Robert Anthony Cheyne
H.R.A.C. Berkeley
1923 ?
-

16.03.1944
(KIA) [age 21]
[Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium]
T/S.Lt.
?

-
16.03.1944
HM MTB 417 (motor torpedo boat)
Berlin,
...

[Berlin,
Abraham David ?]
?
-
T/Lt. (E)
?

[T/Electrical Lt. (01.05.1944) ?]




served MTBs
Bernard,
George Clarence
G.C. Bernard (Photo courtesy of Mr Julian Bernard)
01.02.1900
-
20.06.1982
Toronto, Ontario
Midsh. RNVR 1917-1918
T/Lt. 31.10.1940 [0-6090]
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1943
A/Cdr. 01.01.1945
From 1918 to 1923 he was in the Guards Machine Gun Regiment, the Cadet Battalion at Bushey and the United Provinces Horse (Indian Army). Emigrated from UK to Canada, 1923.
(04.1942) - (06.1942) no appointment listed
15.06.1942 - 02.1943 Commanding Officer, HMCS York (Toronto Naval Division)
15.03.1943 - (07.1945) Commanding Officer, HMCS Fort Ramsay (depot ship, Gaspe, Que.) & Naval Officer-in-Charge and Commander Superintendent, Gaspe
Bishop,
Lennox Craig

L.C. Bishop
?
-
07.09.1953
Halifax, Nova Scotia
T/Lt.
31.12.1941 [0-6650]
Distinguished Service Cross DSC
14.11.1944
Op. Neptune, Normandy 06.44 *
Distinguished Service Cross DSC
26.12.1944
Op. Neptune, Normandy 07.44 **
* "For courage, leadership and determination in close action with the enemy while serving in Light Coastal Craft."
** "For gallantry, skill, determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy."



served on HMS Castleton (American lend/lease Destroyer) and then to St. Christopher's for MTB training
26.03.1944
-
24.02.1945
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 464 (motor torpedo boat)
25.02.1945
-
06.03.1945
HMCS Niobe (D/S) for MTB Flotilla
07.03.1945
-
09.04.1945
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 464 (motor torpedo boat)
04.06.1945
-
(06.1945)
HMCS Stadacona (depot ship, Halifax, NS) (for disposal under training)
09.11.1945
-

demobilized
Black,
William Henry
W.H. Black (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt. 21.05.1940 [0-6840]
15.09.1943 - (05.1945) Flag Lieutenant to Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Blair,
Robert William
R.W. Blair (Photo courtesy of Mr Bob Crawford)
04.06.1921
Montreal, Quebec
-
01.2011 still alive at Ottawa, Ontario
T/S.Lt. 01.08.1943 [0-7030]
T/Lt. 01.08.1944 (reld 10.1945)
Education: Clarkson College of Technology in Pottsdam, N.Y. (1941; played hockey).
      joined RCNVR & training at HMCS Kings (officers' training establishment, Halifax, Nova Scotia) (played hockey for Halifax Navy Team)
21.02.1944 - 17.12.1944 Gunnery Officer, HMCS Ungava (Bangor class minesweeper)
18.12.1944 - (07.)1945 Anti-Submarine Control Officer, HMCS Grandmère (Bangor class minesweeper)
Blake,
Richard Parr
"Dick"
R.P. Blake (Photo courtesy of Mrs Eileen Marcil) R.P. Blake
R.P. Blake R.P. Blake (Photo courtesy of Mrs Eileen Marcil)
Married (1943) Edna Mary Reid (1920-), daughter of Ernest Reid (1885-1957), and Emilia Dalmau Goicochea (1895-1981); three daughters, one son.
15.09.1919
-
03.11.2016
Guelph, Ontario
T/S.Lt. 30.12.1940
T/Lt. 30.12.1941
T/A/Lt.Cdr. > 07.1945 (reld 11.10.1945)
11.07.1940     Naval Recruiting Station in Hamilton
07.1940     HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
07.1940     went to UK in HMS Revenge (battleship)
27.07.1940 - 08.1940 HMS Raleigh (training establishment, Torpoint, Cornwall)
08.1940     HMS Drake (RN base, Devonport)
12.1940     HMS Newmarket (destroyer)
03.1941     HMS King Alfred (RNVR officers' training establishment, Lancing, Sussex)
02.05.1941 - 15.05.1941 course in advanced navigation
15.05.1941 - 06.1941 advanced navigation training, RN College, Greenwich
14.07.1941 - (08.)1942 Navigating Officer & Sonar Officer, HMS Stonecrop (corvette)
28.09.1942 - 11.1942 two months' leave at home, Applewood, Hamilton
(12.1942) - (02.1943) HMS Asbury (accommodation, Asbury Prak, New Jersey) *
18.02.1943 - (08.)1943 HMS Bazely (frigate) (joined the extended support group convoys to Gibraltar and Dakar)
      HMS Elfin (submarine base, Blyth)
      training, HMS Dolphin (submarine depot, Gosport)
      training, HMS Pembroke (RN base, Chatham)
      spare submarine crew, HMS Forth (submarine depot ship, Holy Loch)
(12.1943)     no appointment listed
21.12.1943 - (10.)1944 Navigating Officer, HMS Truant (submarine) [tender to HMS Forth]
16.11.1944 - (01.)1945 Navigating Officer, HMS Truculent (submarine)
(04.1945)     no appointment listed
(07.1945)     HMS Truculent (submarine) *
? - 11.10.1945 HMCS Star (Hamilton Division RCNVR)
Dick was raised in Hamilton and his early life was one of adversity. After the untimely death of his father, the family struggled and Dick was fostered by the Armstrongs, who became a second family for him, while his mother completed her nursing training.
World War II interrupted his studies at McMaster University. Wanting to support the war effort, he joined the British Navy through a special officer training programme for a select group of 150 Canadians who were loaned to the Royal Navy and who later became known as the Canadian Raleighites. Following his training he served on corvettes, frigates and submarines and during this time met and married Edna. After the war he completed his BSc in Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s University, in the specially-formed post-war class of 1948 1/2. While at Queen’s, Dick served as Vice President of the Engineering Society and President of the Queen’s student government, the Alma Mater Society.
Following the war, Dick began his career as a research scientist with the Defence Research Board (DRB), hoping to help prevent further conflicts. His career took the family to many places including Halifax, England -- where he worked on the development of a hydrofoil craft for shore convoy defence at Saunders-Roe on the Isle of Wight -- and Quebec City, where he served as Superintendent of the Armament Engineering Wing. He later served in Ottawa and in diplomatic postings in Washington, as Counsellor Defence Science and Chief of the Defence Research Staff, and in London, where he was Counsellor Defence Science and Scientific Advisor to the High Commissioner.
Blandford,
Edward John
E.J. Blandford
?
-
07.1962 still alive
A/Lt. (E)
07.11.1936
Lt.  (E)
?, seniority 07.11.1936
A/Lt.Cdr. (E)
01.01.1941 (reld < 10.1944)
Lt.Cdr. (E) (retd)
07.11.1944
(04.1940)
-
(12.1941)
no appointment listed
Blandy,
Walter Stairs
W.S. Blandy
?
-
T/Lt.
01.08.1944 [0-7170]
Lt. 
01.02.1945
Cdr. RCN
1950s
21.11.1944
-
(05.1945)
MTB Flotilla, Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [HMCS Niobe]
28.08.1945
-
(04.1946)
HMCS Glace Bay



transferred to RCN
(1959)


Commanding Officer, HMCS Beacon Hill
Bogue,
Jackson de la Cour
J. de la C. Bogue
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1943 [0-7390]
T/A/Cdr.
?
21.10.1940
-
(05.1945)
Staff Officer Operations, Operations Division, NSHQ (Ottawa) [HMCS Bytown]
Bonnell,
Charles Ernest
"Chuck"
C.E. Bonnell (Photo courtesy of Mrs Sue Crini) C.E. Bonnell
Son (with one brother and two sisters) of Walter Herbert Muirhead Bonnell (1869-1952), and Ola Barrett White (1867-1914).
Married (08.07.1931, Oakville, Ontario) Eleanor Elizabeth Meyers (12.06.1902 - 01.06.1966), of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada; one daughter.
04.08.1910
Toronto, Ontario
-

08.01.1943
(KIA) [age 33]
[Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia, Canada,  panel 9]
[commemorated on Lakefield College School Memorial,
XIIth Submarine Flotilla Memorial Cairn, Garbh Eilan, Kylesku, Sutherland & East Gwillimbury Roll of Honour]
T/A/Lt. 27.09.1939 [0-7460]
T/Lt. 05.11.1940, seniority 27.09.1939

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC 06.01.1942 attack on enemy 03.11.1941 [investiture 14.04.1942] *
1939-19145 Star 39|45 St - -
Atlantic Star Atl St - -
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal CdnVolSM - & clasp
Defence Medal Def M - -
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -
* For courage and skill when an enemy convoy was attacked by our light Coastal Forces.
Education: Lakefield Preparatory College School, Peterborough, Ontario (class of 1925).
20.10.1937 RCNVR Company, Toronto Sup/Reserve. Advertising agent.
27.09.1939 - 07.01.1940 Div. Str. Toronto
08.01.1940 - 02.03.1940 HMCS Stone Frigate
03.03.1940 - 31.05.1940 HMCS Stadacona
01.06.1940 - 11.06.1940 HMCS Ambler
12.06.1940 - 12.06.1940 HMCS Stadacona
13.06.1940 - 30.08.1940 HMS King Alfred (RNVR officers' training establishments, Hove & Lancing, Sussex)
31.08.1940 - 02.11.1940 HMS California (armed merchant cruiser) [his service record shows HMS Patroclus (armed merchant cruiser)]
03.11.1940 - 12?.1940 HMS Osprey (anti-submarine establishment, Portland) (for MTB training)
12?.1940 - 19.01.1941 HMS Hornet (Coastal Forces base, Gosport) (for MTB training)
20.01.1941 - 01.06.1941 HMS Beehive (Coastal Forces base, Felixstowe):
20.01.1941 - 01.06.1941 Commanding Officer, HM MTB 29 (motor torpedo boat) (4th MTB Flotilla)
02.06.1941 - 06.02.1942 HMS Hornet (Coastal Forces base, Gosport):
02.06.1941 - (09.1941) Commanding Officer, HM MTB 46 (motor torpedo boat)
(09.1941) - 06.02.1942 Commanding Officer, HM MTB 218 (motor torpedo boat) (DSC)
07.02.1942 - 02.03.1942 HMS Hornet (Coastal Forces base, Gosport) (additional)
03.03.1942 - 11.06.1942 HMS Dolphin (submarine depot, Gosport) (additional; for motor launches and miscellaneous duties)
12.06.1942 - 08.01.1943 HMS Titania (submarine depot ship):
? - 08.01.1943 HMS P 311 (submarine) (mined Straits of Bonifacio)
Bonnycastle,
Charles Humphrey
C.H. Bonnycastle
26.12.1904
Winnipeg, Manitoba
-
11.1985
St John, New Brunswick
Cdr.
01.07.1942 [0-7500]
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
?
?
01.08.1944
-
(05.1945)
Executive Officer, HMCS Cornwallis (training establishment, Cornwallis, NS)
Boorman,
Kenneth Lloyd
"Ken"
K.L. Boorman (Photo courtesy of Claudia Boorman)
Son (with two brothers and two sisters) of Harry Eustace Boorman (1881-1951), and Daisy Louise Johnston (1887-1961).
Brother of Lt. William Irvine Boorman, RCNVR.
Married (29.11.1941, St Mary's Church, Oak Bay, British Columbia) Valerie Cornelia Kennedy Smith (21.07.1917 - 24.04.1982), daughter of George Kennedy Smith, and Gladys Eleanor Fullick.
03.02.1913
Vancouver, British Columbia
-
28.05.1959
Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia
(heart attack)
Prob. T/S.Lt. 1941? [0-7530]
T/S.Lt. 1942?, seniority 18.08.1941
T/Lt. 18.08.1942
1944?, seniority 18.08.1941 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
? - (07.)1941 attached, Esquimalt Division RCNVR
02.09.1941 - (10.)1941 HMCS Royal Roads (RCN College)
29.12.1941 - (04.)1943 HMCS Discovery (Vancouver Division RCNVR)
25.04.1943 - (08.)1943 HMCS York (Toronto Division RCNVR)
01.08.1943 - (08.)1943 HMCS Carleton (Ottawa Division RCNVR)
18.10.1943 - (02.)1944 HMCS Annapolis (training vessel)
20.03.1944 - (01.)1945 HMCS Border Cities (Algerine class minesweeper)
12.02.1945 - (10.1945) HMCS Stormont (frigate)
Manager of Boorman Investment Co.
Boorman,
William Irvine
"Bill"
W.I. Boorman (Photo courtesy of Claudia Boorman) W.I. Boorman (Photo courtesy of Claudia Boorman)
W.I. Boorman (Photo courtesy of Claudia Boorman) W.I. Boorman (Photo courtesy of Claudia Boorman)
W.I. Boorman (Photo courtesy of Claudia Boorman) W.I. Boorman (Photo courtesy of Claudia Boorman)
Son (with two brothers and two sisters) of Harry Eustace Boorman (1881-1951), and Daisy Louise Johnston (1887-1961).
Brother of Lt. Kenneth Lloyd Boorman, RCNVR.
Married Lilian Joyce Thomas (22.06.1918 - 24.02.2006); one son, one daughter.

16.01.1911
Los Angeles, California, USA
-
25.09.1966
Oak Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
(heart attack)
Prob. T/S.Lt. 28.12.1940 [0-7540]
T/S.Lt. 01.05.1941
T/Lt. 01.05.1942
1943?, seniority 01.05.1941 (reld 10.09.1945)
1939-19145 Star 39|45 St - -
Atlantic Star Atl St - -
Italy Star It St - -
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal CdnVolSM - & clasp
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -
14.08.1940     enlisted, 5th (British Columbia) Coast Brigade, Royal Canadian Artillery - Active Militia (attained rank of Sergeant)
28.12.1940     commissioned, RCNVR
12.1940 - 04.1941 HMCS Naden (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia)
01.05.1941 - (07.)1941 HMCS Royal Roads (RCN College)
20.08.1941 - (10.)1941 HMCS Givenchy (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia) (additional; for disposal)
26.11.1941 - (11.)1942 HMCS Miramichi (Bangor class minesweeper)
14.11.1942 - (04.)1943 HMCS Naden (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia)
10.05.1943 - (04.)1944 HMCS Prince Robert (auxiliary anti-aircraft ship)
04.1944 - (07.)1944 HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [UK]) (for disposal)
25.07.1944 - (11.1944) HMCS Givenchy (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia) (additional; for disposal)
03.02.1945 - (03.)1945 HMCS Naden (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia) (for RCN Barracks, Esquimalt)
07.03.1945 - (09.)1945 HMCS Givenchy (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia) (for duty with Commander (D))
Partner Boorman Investment Co.
Borradaile,
Edward Litchfield
E.L. Borrodaile
?
-
11.06.1952
Bonilla Island, British Columbia
T/A/Lt.
21.09.1940 [0-7600]
T/Lt.
?, seniority 21.09.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1945
19.11.1940
-
(05.1943)
Department of the Director of Unexploded Bombs [later: Bomb Disposal] [HMS President] (for duty outside Admiralty)
17.05.1943
-
(05.1945)
Bomb Disposal Section, Division of Warfare and Training, Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
Boucher,
Clive Stuart
C.S. Boucher

?
-
T/Lt.
19.10.1941
T/A/Lt.Cdr.
01.03.1944?
WW I
 
 
served RNVR (in submarines)
01.03.1944
-
(01.1945)
Commanding Officer, HMCS Haligonian (Halifax Division RCNVR)
(07.1945)


HMCS Haligonian (Halifax Division RCNVR) *
Boulton,
Angus George
A.G. Boulton
?
-
03.05.1992
Victoria
Lt.Cdr
? [0-7830]
Cdr.
01.01.1945

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
?
?
Canadian Forces Decoration CD
?
?
04.12.1942
-
02.03.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Annapolis (destroyer)
01.03.1945
-
(06.1945)
Senior Training Officer, HMCS Somers Isles (work up base, Bermuda)
Bourke,
Roland Richard Louis
"Rowland"
R. Bourke R. Bourke
R. Bourke 

28.11.1885
Kensington district, London, UK
-
29.08.1958
[Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria]
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.09.1939 [0-7860]
A/Cdr.
01.01.1944
Victoria Cross VC
?
?
Distinguished Service Order DSO
?
?
       
Boxer,
Donald Edward
D.E. Boxer
Son of Reginald Nephew Clare Boxer (1881-1959), and Oda Evelin Orr (1884-?).
Brother of S.Lt. Richard John Boxer, RCNVR.
c. 1922 ?
Montreal, Quebec
-
T/S.Lt.
12.04.1943 [0-8090]
T/A/Lt.
12.041944 (reld < 04.1946)
19.02.1944
-
(07.1945)
HMCS Barrie (corvette)
Boxer,
Richard John
R.J. Boxer
Son of Reginald Nephew Clare Boxer (1881-1959), and Oda Evelin Orr (1884-?).
Brother of Lt. Donald Edward Boxer, RCNVR.
Married Nancy I. Baker; two sons, one daughter.
1918
Montreal, Quebec
-
T/S.Lt.
21.05.1944 [0-8094] (reld < 04.1946)
10.08.1944
-
(05.1945)
HMCS Portage (Algerine class minesweeper)
(07.1945)
 
 
no appointment listed
Bracken,
John Bruce
J.B. Bracken
From Burnaby, British Columbia [?]
13.12.1911
-
22.10.2001
Winnipeg, Manitoba
T/A/Lt.
05.10.1939 [0-8210]
T/Lt.
?
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1945 (reld < 04.1946)
(02.1941)


no appointment listed
01.09.1943
-
06.1945
HMCS Prince Henry (landing ship, infantry)
20.06.1945
-
(06.1945)
on staff of Captain (D), St John's, Nfld. [HMCS Avalon (RCN depot, St John's, Nfld.)]
Breadner,
Jack Alvin
J.A. Breadner
?
-
18.09.1985
Ottawa, Ontario
T/S.Lt. (Sp.Br.)
26.02.1941 [0-8440]
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.)
26.02.1942 (reld < 04.1946)
T/El.Lt.
> 01.1945, seniority 26.02.1942
01.09.1941
-
(01.)1945
base radar officer, HMS Beehive (Coastal Forces base, Felixstowe) *
> 01.1945
< 07.1945


transferred to Electrical Branch
(07.1945)
 
 
no appointment listed
Published: MTB Radar Officer in the North Sea. In: Salty dips. Vol. 1. "When we were young and in our prime. . . " RCN 75th anniversary edition (1985)
* initially shown as "for Y Coy. R.M. Aux.Bd."
Brock,
Ernest Reginald
E.R. Brock E.R. Brock
31.03.1891
Winnipeg, Manitoba
-
13.02.1964
Vancouver, British Columbia
[age 72]
T/S.Lt. RNVR 27.06.1916
T/Lt. RNVR 27.06.1917
Lt. 1923 [0-8870]
Lt.Cdr. 01.08.1929
Cdr. 01.01.1937
Capt. 01.01.1942
Cdre. 2nd cl. 25.05.1944
Cdre. RCN(R) 15.10.1945 (reld 02.04.1946)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

CBE 01.01.1944 New Year 44 [investiture 07.03.44]
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD 1943 -
      served in HMCS Champlain & HMCS Saguena; Naval Officer-in-Charge Montreal Division RCNVR 1934-39
1939 - 1940 Commanding Officer, HMCS Donnaconna (RCN base & Reserve Division, Montreal, Quebec)
1940     Naval Service Headquarters (Ottawa, Ontario)
01.12.1942 - 12.03.1945 Commanding Officer Naval Divisions [HMCS York (Rosedale, Toronto, Ontario)]
His son writes: "His father, Jeffry Hall Brock (1850-1915), was the founding president of the Great West Life Assurance Co. of Winnipeg, and Dad began work there in 1913 after attending several colleges in Ontario. In 1915 he was commissioned as a second lt. (general service) but soon transferred to the RN as a S.Lt. and served for a time as a Signals officer in the Mediterranean, being the officer in that command to receive the signal informing that fleet the Great War had ended. He went back to work at the Great West Life, married Kathleen Head on Sept 27, 1926 and that union produced five children - including R. Rees Brock QC who practised law with the venerable Winnipeg law firm Thompson Dilts, from 1953 to 1974 before moving to Vancouver. Dad was a founding officer of the RCNVR in Winnipeg in 1923, meeting at first in the local fire hall. In the 1930s, Dad was sent to Montreal to set up the Accident and Health Department for the Great West and became CO of the RCNVR there, creating good relations with CP Steamships, and rising to be the first commander in the reserves. With the outbreak of WW II, he went on active service, going to be Commanding Officer Naval Divisions in Toronto, becoming a captain in 1941 and then commodore in March 1944. At war's end he went back to the Great West in Winnipeg, retired in 1957, and moved out to Vancouver. His health was poor and after much time in Shaughnessy Hospital, he died a shadow of himself in 1964 and was buried with Naval Honours. His wife Kay, lived on until June 1993. "
Brock,
Jeffry Vanstone
"Jeff"
J.V. Brock
29.08.1913
Vancouver, British Columbia
-
05.01.1997
Kingston, Ontario
S.Lt.
1934 [0-8900]
A/Lt.
20.02.1936
Lt.
20.02.1936
A/Lt.Cdr.
01.07.1941
T/Cdr.
01.07.1944
Cdr. RCN
1946, seniority 01.07.1944
Capt. RCN
01.01.1950
Cdre. RCN
03.01.1957
R.Adm. RCN
01.02.1961
Distinguished Service Order DSO 28.12.1951 Korea [HMCS Cayuga]
Distinguished Service Cross DSC 04.06.1946 anti-submarine actions
Mention in Despatches MID 30.05.1944 probably sinking U-boat Western Approaches 25.11.43
Mention in Despatches MID 13.07.1951 Korea [HMCS Cayuga]
Canadian Forces Decoration CD ? ?
1940


HMS King Alfred (RN training establishment)
1940


First Lieutenant, HMS Berkshire
(1941)


Commanding Officer, HMS Kirkella



Commanding Officer, HMS Ranunculus



Commanding Officer, HMS Stonecrop
(1942)


Commanding Officer, HMS Bazely (DSC, despatches)



spare escort commander, Western Approaches
1945


Senior Officer, 6th Canadian Escort Group
1945


Senior Officer, Western Naval Reserve Divisions
1946


transferred from RCNVR to RCN (rose to the rank of R.Adm.)
Brock,
John
J. Brock
?
-
13.12.1990
Rothesay, New Brunswick
T/Lt.
12.10.1939 [0-8890]
T/A/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1945
Distinguished Service Cross DSC
?
?
06.10.1942
-
17.08.1943
Commanding Officer, HMCS Baddeck (corvette)
10.04.1944
-
(06.1945)
Commanding Officer, HMCS La Hulloise (frigate)
Brown,
Douglas McKenzie
D.M. Brown (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt) D.M. Brown (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt)
D.M. Brown (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt) D.M. Brown
D.M. Brown D.M. Brown
D.M. Brown D.M. Brown
D.M. Brown D.M. Brown
Son (with two brothers and one sister) of Brenton Samuel Brown (1881-1944), and Mary A. MacLachlan (1884-1961).
Married (28.05.1938, St John's Anglican Church, Vancouver, BC) Freda Elizabeth "Betsy" Spohn (06.01.1912 - 23.01.1967), daughter (with one borther and one sister) of Dr & Mrs A. Howard Spohn; one son, two daughters.
05.07.1912
Vancouver, British Columbia
-
17.02.1982
Vancouver, British Columbia
TS.Lt. 18.08.1941
T/Lt. ?, seniority 18.08.1941
?, seniority 18.02.1941 (reld 15.01.1945; own request)
1939-1945 Star 39|45 St - -
Atlantic Star Atl St - -
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal CdnVolSM - & clasp
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -
Education: University of British Columbia; one-year course at Cambridge.
25.06.1941     joined RCNVR
04.01.1942 - 12.1942 HMCS Kings (RCN officers' training establishment, Halifax, NS)
      took passage overseas aboard HMCS Saguenay
12.1942 - 26.02.1944 Communications Officer, HMCS Athabaskan (destroyer) [ship commissioned 03.02.1943]
26.02.1944     reposted to Canada
19.06.1944 - 15.01.1945 HMCS Discovery (Vancouver Division RCNVR)
Lawyer. Lecturer at University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Brown,
George Henry
G.H. Brown
?
-
01.1982
T/S.Lt.
? [0-9450]
T/Lt.
04.01.1943 (reld < 04.1946)
17.05.1943
-
(06.1944)
HMCS Chaleur (RCN base, Quebec)
10.07.1944
-
(07.1945)
HMCS Quesnel (corvette)
Brown,
Grant Cullen
G.C. Brown
?
-
T/Lt.
01.06.1941
18.10.1943
-
15.06.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Baddeck (corvette)
Brown,
Robert Murray
"Bob"
R.M. Brown
Married ((03?).1945, Stafford, Staffordshire) Mavis Pauline Jeannette Butlin, WRNS ((12?).1921 - ), daughter (with two brothers and one sister) of Leslie Raymond Butlin (1891-1952), and Violet St George Springfield (1895-1986); two daughters.
1919?
New Brunswick
-
06.10.1985
T/S.Lt. (Sp.Br.) 20.04.1942 [0-9660]
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) 20.04.1943
T/El.Lt. 1945?, seniority 20.04.1943
(08.1942) - (02.1943) no appointment listed [from 07.09.1942 serving with the RN]
(04.1943) - (06.1943) HMS Ariel (air radio & air mechanics training establishment, Warrington, Lancashire) *
07.06.1943 - (04.)1945 HMS Blackcap (RN Air Station, Stretton, Warrington, Lancashire)
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
12.07.1945 - (10.1945) HMS Godwit (RN Air Station, Hinstock, Salop)
(04.1946)     no appointment listed
Worked as an engineer for Bell Canada until the 1980's.
Literature: Mavis P.J. Butlin, Encore Mavis (2006; spouse's autobiography).
* indexed, but not listed as such
Brown,
Thomas Jackson
T.J. Brown
?
-
05.07.1998
Vancouver, British Columbia
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1943 [0-9690]
       
Brownlee,
James Calvin
G.H. Brown
Son (with five siblings) of Joseph Franklin Guy Brownlee (1892-1948), and Esther Madeline Olson (1897-1992).
Married Margaret Lucille Stuart; one daughter, one son.
30.05.1923
Regina, Saskatchewan
-
04.08.1999
Grass Valley, California, USA
Prob. T/S.Lt. 14.01.1944? [0-9830]
T/S.Lt. 02.02.1944
T/Lt. 02.02.1945 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
14.01.1944 - (02.)1944 HMCS Kings (Officers' Training Establishment. Halifax, N.S.) (under training)
(05.1944)     HMCS Kings *
03.06.1944 - (10.1945) HMCS Westmount (Bangor class minesweeper)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Brownlow,
Daniel
"Dan"
D. Brownlow
?
-
T/S.Lt. 24.05.1943 [0-9840]
T/A/Lt. 24.05.1944 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
1943     HMCS Kings (RCN officers' training establishment, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
04.10.1943 - (10.1945) HMCS Captor (RCN base, Saint John, New Brunswick) (for Extended Defence)
Bruce,
David Nigel
D.N. Bruce
Son of Lt.Cdr. George Nigel Bruce, RCNVR.
1922
-
15.09.1952
Tulsequah, British Columbia
T/S.Lt. 15.03.1943 [0-9880]
T/A/Lt. 15.03.1944 (reld < 04.1946)
(10.1944)     no appointment listed
(01.1945)     no appointment listed
19.04.1945 - (05.)1945 HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas) (for training or disposal)
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
Qualified as a geologist and died in a rockslide on the way to work in Northern BC.
Bruce,
George Nigel
G.N. Bruce
Father of Lt. David Nigel Bruce, RCNVR.

17.01.1891
-
07.11.1982
London, Ontario
T/Lt. 24.07.1940 [0-9890]
?, seniority 24.07.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 1944?
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1945
T/A/Cdr. 1945 (reld 10.1945)
(02.1941) - (12.1941) no appointment listed
18.11.1943 - (01.)1945 RCN Barracks, St John's, Newfoundland [HMCS Avalon]
20.02.1945 - (07.1945) Toronto Division RCNVR [HMCS York]
Buntain,
George Hedley
G.H. Buntain
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (retd)
01.04.1931 [0-10370]
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD ?
?
       
Burdon,
Thomas Holland
"Tom"
T.H. Burdon

his career in his own words

23.08.1919
Saint John, New Brunswick
-
T/S.Lt.
01.04.1941? [0-10420]
T/Lt.
01.01.1942
01.01.1941
-
31.03.1941
[first] Officers' Training Class at Royal Roads, B.C.
30.06.1941
-
(08.)1942
HMCS Camrose (corvette) (already posted to it while under construction)
1942
-
1943
small anti-submarine course, Halifax (also as teacher)
26.04.1943
-
03.02.1944
Anti-Submarine Officer, HMCS Columbia (destroyer)
06.02.1944
-
07.1944
big anti-submarine course at Anti-Submarine School [HMCS Cornwallis (training establishment, Halifax, NS)] (also as a teacher)
03.07.1944
-
(07.1945)
First Lieutenant, HMCS Leaside (corvette)
01.10.1945
-
03.1946
Discharge Officer, HMCS Brunswicker (Saint John Naval Division, N.Br.)
Burk,
Charles Arthur
"Bones"
C.A. Burk C.A. Burk
C.A. Burk (Photo courtesy of Mr Danny Mercer)
Married; two sons, four daughters.
17.09.1916
-

06.06.1997
Montreal, Quebec
[age 81]
T/S.Lt. 30.12.1940
T/Lt. 17.09.1941 (resigned 25.04.1945)

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC 02.05.1944 4 E-boats damaged Nore 14.02.44 [investiture 10.10.44]
Distinguished Service Cross DSC 14.11.1944 action assault area 26.07.44
Distinguished Service Cross DSC 26.12.1944 Operation Neptune
Mention in Despatches MID 04.05.1943 action E-boats Nore 07.03.43
Mention in Despatches MID 30.01.1945 attack convoy Nore 01.11.44
Joined the navy at HMCS York as Ordinary Seaman in 1939 after graduating from the University of Toronto and trained in Toronto in 1939 to 1940. He was then sent as an Ordinary Seaman (OD) to the RN to train at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall. Commissioned on 30 February 1940. After training at Davenport Barracks, he was posted to HMS New Market  (USN lend-lease Destroyer). In 1941 he went to King Alfred for Officer training as an Acting Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant. To St. Christopher for Coastal Forces training.
      3rd Officer, HM MGB 101 (motor gun boat)
05.11.1941 - (12.1941) First Lieutenant, HM MGB 14 (motor gun boat) [HMS St Christopher (Coastal Forces training establishment, Fort William)]
(03.1943)     Commanding Officer, HM MGB 17 (motor gun boat)
17.04.1943 - (12.1943) Commanding Officer, HM MTB 442 (motor torpedo boat)
(02.1944)     Commanding Officer, HM MTB 439 (motor torpedo boat)
28.02.1944 - 17.09.1944 Commanding Officer, HM MTB 461 (motor torpedo boat)
      acting Senior Officer, 29th MTB Flotilla ?
04.10.1944 - 29.01.1945 Commanding Officer, HM MTB 491 (motor torpedo boat)
He was a President of the Naval Officers Association of Canada and of the Montreal Branch of NOAC.
Burke,
Cornelius
"Corny"
C. Burke
C. Burke   
Son of Stanley Burke, a pioneering businessman and one of the founders of Pemberton Securities, the largest stock broking firm in Western Canada.
Married 1st (1939) Wendy Bell-Irving (died); three sons, two daughters.
Married 2nd (1977) Margo Osborne.
02.09.1916
Vancouver, British Columbia
-
25.04.1999
Vancouver, British Columbia
T/A/S.Lt. 18.03.1940 [0-10520]
T/S.Lt. 1941, seniority 18.03.1940
T/Lt. 18.03.1943
?, seniority 18.03.1941
T/A/Lt.Cdr. < 07.1945
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1945 (reld 21.01.1946)

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC 30.05.1944
24.06.1944
action Adriatic coast Italy 0144

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC 23.01.1945
03.02.1945
coastal actions Adriatic 08-09.44

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC 24.04.1945
15.09.1945
attack on the Island of Lussino 03.12.44
Mention in Despatches MID 11.07.1944
09.09.1944
E-boat sank Mediterranean 05.04.44
Education: Shawnigan Lake School, Vancouver Island; University of British Columbia.
09.1939     HMCS Discovery (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)
03.1940     HMS King Alfred (RNVR officers' training establishment, Hove & Lancing, Sussex) [sailed on the Duchess of Atholl and smuggled his wife, Wendy (sister of Brigadier Budge Bell-Irving), on board.]
05.1940     went to Le Havre with demolition specialists to blow up docks and harbour installations just before the evacuation from Dunkirk
1940 - 1940 HMS Chitral (armed merchant cruiser) (for 3 months)
26.09.1940 - (02.)1941 First Lieutenant & Navigator, HM MASB 42 (motor anti-submarine boat) [HMS Drake IV (accounting base, Devonport)] (based at Fowey)
18.08.1941 - (12.1941) First Lieutenant & Navigator, HM MGB 17 (motor gun boat) [HMS St Christopher (Coastal Forces training establishment, Fort William)]
20.12.1941 - (08.1942) HMS Minos II (Coastal Forces base, Lowestoft) (for 5th MGB Flotilla):
12.1941 - 1942 Commanding Officer, HM MGB 90 (motor gun boat) (based at Felixstowe & Dover)
[this boat burned to the waterline when a rating cleaning the Lewis gun fired a shell that hit a box of 20mm shells which exploded causing a major fire]
1942 - 1942 Commanding Officer, HM MGB ... (motor gun boat) (20th MGB Flotilla) (based at Lowestoft)
12.1942     went home to Vancouver for Christmas
18.02.1943 - (10.)1944 Commanding Officer, HM MGB 658 (motor gun boat) (Gibraltar)
[He participated in the Sicily landing patrolling as back-up to the Canadians and the Lovat Scouts just south of Syracuse. In 10.1943, he sank two Flak Ships unaided. On 04.01.1944, MGB 658 joined the new 56th MGB/MTB Flotilla under command of LCdr J.D. Maitland.]
(12.1944)     HM LCH 282 (landing craft, headquarters)
      Senior Officer, 56th MGB/MTB Flotilla
One of the "Three Musketeers" from Vancouver (with Ladner & Maitland).  Ran a travel agency in Vancouver post-war.
Burke,
Stanley Louis
S.L. Burke
?
-
T/Lt.
21.06.1944 [0-10530]



served MTBs



Commanding Officer, HM ML 100 (motor launch)
Burnett,
James Evelyn
J.E. Burnett
?
-
16.04.1994
Kentville, Nova Scotia
T/Lt. 
20.02.1941 [0-10590] (reld 1945/46)
28.08.1944
-
(05.1945)
HMCS Fennel (corvette)
(07.1945)


HMCS Stadacona (RCN barracks, Halifax, NS)
Burnett,
John Edward
J.E. Burnett
?
-
T/El.Lt.
19.10.1942 [0-10600] (reld 1945/46)
01.03.1944
-
(05.1945)
Stock Control, Directorate of Electrical Supply, Naval Equipment and Supply Branch, Naval Service Headquarters (Ottawa)
Burritt,
John Grindlay
J.E. Burnett
1912 ?
-
22.12.2000
Oakville, Ontario
[age 88]
T/A/Lt.
01.03.1940 [0-10780]
T/Lt.
?, seniority 01.03.1939 (reld < 04.1946)
29.04.1940
-
(02.1941)
HMCS Stone Frigate (RCN training establishment)
(12.1941)
 
 
HMS Claverhouse (RN base, Leith & Granton) *
20.12.1943
-
(10.1944)
HMCS Chaleur (RCN base, Quebec)
(05.1945)


HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) *
* indexed, but not listed as such
Burrows,
Freeman Elkins
F.E. Burrows (Photo courtesy of Lynn Burrows) F.E. Burrows
F.E. Burrows (Photo courtesy of Lynn Burrows) F.E. Burrows
Son of Mr & Mrs Fred W. Burrows, of Toronto, Ontario.
Married (15.01.1941, Victoria, British Columbia) Ruth Mary Mackenzie (19.12.1913 - 16.04.1999), of Toronto, Ontario; two daughters.
17.04.1909
Toronto, Ontario
-
06.11.1989
Belleville, Ontario
T/A/Lt. 01.03.1940, backdated 01.03.1939 [0-10790]
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1944
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1945 (reld 12.10.1945)
1939-19145 Star 39|45 St - -
Atlantic Star Atl St - -
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal CdnVolSM - & clasp
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -

Mention in Despatches

MID 08.06.1944 HM's birthday 44 *
* This officer has served at sea for the majority of the war, and for the past year has commanded one of His Majesty's Canadian Minesweepers on escort duty. He has at all times displayed zeal, energy and devotion to duty.
Education: Bedford Park Public School; North Toronto Collegiate; St Andrew's College; University of Toronto (1932, general arts course).
Worked for W.H. Bosley and Company in their real estate management department for three years before joining Baker Platinum Refining and Manufacturing Company as Toronto sales representative. Winner of many trophies in Lake Yacht Racing Association regattas.
01.03.1940 - 27.04.1940 on divisional strength
23.08.1940 - (10.1940) HMC Naval Base Prince Rupert
04.02.1941 - 16.08.1942 First Lieutenant, HMCS Alberni (Flower class corvette)
17.08.1942 - (09.1942) long navigation course, HMCS Kings (officers' training establishment, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
03.05.1943 - 13.03.1944 Commanding Officer, HMCS Ingonish (Bangor class minesweeper) (despatches)
14.03.1944 - 09.01.1945 Commanding Officer, HMCS Agassiz (Flower class corvette)
10.01.1945 - 21.05.1945 Commanding Officer, HMCS Wallaceburg (Algerine class minesweeper)
After leaving the Navy he owned and managed an insurance company in Bellville: Burrows and Frost. Retired 1975. His wife wrote a book "The running tide", talking about being a navy officer's wife during the war.
Butters,
Ian
I. Butters (Photo courtesy of Lt.Col. Andrew F. Butters, CD (retd))
13.08.1919
High Blantyre, Scotland
-
24.11.1990
Toronto, Ontario
Ord.Sea. 29.06.1937
Able Sea. 21.04.1939
A/Ldg.Sea. 01.08.1941
Prob. T/S.Lt. 10.08.1942 [0-11000]
T/S.Lt. 17.12.1942
T/Lt. 15.01.1944, seniority 10.08.1943
T/Lt. (T) 14.03.1944 (reld 30.09.1947)
Lt. RCN(R) 30.09.1947, seniority 10.08.1943
Lt. RCN 08.02.1951, seniority ...
Lt.Cdr. RCN 10.08.1951 (retd 13.08.1964)
1939-1945 Star 39|45 St - -
Atlantic Star Atl St - -
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal CdnVolSM - & clasp
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45 - -
Canadian Forces Decoration CD 1951 -
Canadian Forces Decoration CD 1959 1st clasp
10.08.1942 - 28.08.1942 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) [from 25.08.1942 for duty with Naval Guard]
29.08.1942 - 16.12.1942 HMCS Kings (RCN officers' training establishment, Halifax, NS)
17.12.1942 - 09.01.1943 HMCS Avalon (RCN base, St John's, Newfoundland)
10.01.1943 - 21.10.1943 HMCS Wetaskiwin (corvette)
22.10.1943 - 07.11.1943 HMCS Avalon (RCN base, St John's, Newfoundland)
08.11.1943 - 16.04.1944 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for short torpedo course)
17.04.1944 - 02.08.1944 Assistant Flotilla Torpedo Officer on staff of Captain (D) Newfoundland [HMCS Avalon]
03.08.1944 - 06.03.1945 Group Torpedo Duties in C.2 Group [HMCS St Catherines, from 04.09.1944 HMCS Longueuil]
07.03.1945 - 22.04.1945 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
23.04.1945 - 15.07.1945 HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas) (for Second Crescent Class Destroyer)
16.07.1945 - 11.10.1945 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
12.10.1945 - 14.11.1945 HMCS Niobe (for Second Crescent Class Destroyer)
15.11.1945 - 21.03.1946 HMCS Crusader
22.03.1946 - 29.09.1947 HMCS Griffon (as Staff Officer and Recruiting Officer)
30.09.1947     placed on RCN(R) Retired List
03.03.1948     transferred to RCN(R) Active List
03.03.1948 - 13.10.1949 HMCS Malahat (Victoria Naval Division)
14.10.1949 - 16.04.1950 HMCS Ontario
17.04.1950 - 16.10.1952 HMCS Naden (RCN base, Esquimalt) (on staff of Reserve Training Commander) [08.02.1952 transferred to RCN]
17.10.1952 - 26.04.1953 HMCS Stadacona (for Junior Officers Technical Leadership Courses)
27.04.1953 - 27.08.1953 HMCS Swansea (as sea training officer)
28.08.1953 - 25.01.1954 HMCS Stadacona (for junior officers technical leadership courses)
26.01.1954 - 27.07.1955 HMCS Nonsuch (Edmonton Naval Division) (as Staff Officer Administration)
28.07.1955 - 20.11.1956 HMCS Bytown (on attachment to Military Component Canadian Delegation Viet-Nam)
21.11.1956 - 26.10.1958 HMCS Ontario (as First Lt.Cdr., from 01.09.1958 as Executive Officer)
27.10.1958 - 17.01.1960 Commanding Officer, HMCS New Waterford
18.01.1960 - 23.10.1960 HMCS Naden (on staff of Flag Officer Pacific Coast as Staff Officer (Operations))
24.10.1960 - 10.09.1962 HMCS Naden (on staff of Officer-in-Charge Royal Canadian Navy Depot as Promotion Monitor)
11.09.1962 - 18.03.1964 Naval Service HQ, Ottawa [HMCS Bytown] (on staff of Director Naval Manning as Assistant Director Naval Manning)
19.03.1964 - 13.08.1964 HMCS Bytown (advancement and promotion for rehabilitation leave)
Butterworth,
Charles Edgar
F.E. Burrows
22.11.1922
New York, NY
-
03.02.1998
Ottawa, Ontario
T/S.Lt.
06.01.1944 [0-11004]
T/Lt.
06.01.1945 (reld 22.02.1946)

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
20.11.1945
24.11.1945
operations Far East 07-08.45 [award presented]
01.04.1944
-
(07.1945)
pilot, 1842 Squadron FAA [HMS Fomidable (aircraft carrier)]
(04.1946)     no appointment listed
From the "Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy" website:
BUTTERWORTH, Charles Edgar, Lieutenant (Pilot) - Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) - RCNVR / RNAS Pacific - Awarded as per Canada Gazette of 24 November 1945 and London Gazette of 20 November 1944. Born: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. on 22 November 1922. Home: St. John's, Newfoundland. Enrolled as Naval Airman 2nd Class 17 May 1942 at HMCS Donnacona. To HMS St. Vincent for Naval Airman course #41 in 1942. To USNAS Grosse Isle (Detroit) for flying training in 1943. To USNAS Pensacola and USNAS Miami in 1943. Commissioned as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temporary) on 5 November 1943 and awarded US Navy Wings. To USNAS Lewiston ME for #738 Squadron in 1943. In 1944, to No. 732 Squadron. Joined No. 1842 RN Squadron at USNAS Brunswick Maine in 1944. To USS Charger for Deck Landing Qualifications in 1944. To RNAS Sydeham for No. 1842 RN Squadron in 1944 and joined HMS Formidable that year. To RNAS Donnbristle in 1944 and transferred to the RCNVR. Rank of Sub-Lieutenant (P) (Temporary) assigned with seniority from 6 January 1944. Served in HMS Formidable with No. 1842 RN Squadron 1944 to 1945 flying Corsairs. Went to Jervis Bay Australia in 1945 and back to HMS Formidable. To RAAR Maryborough in late 1945 and demobilized at St. John's, Newfoundland on 22 February 1945. Rank was Lieutenant (P), RCN(R) with seniority 6 January 1945. Joined Trade Commissioner Service (Department of Trade & Commerce) in 1948. Served with the Foreign Service Office Cairo Egypt 1949 to 1951. To Karachi, Pakistan in 1951. To Cairo, Egypt from 1951 to 1952. To New York City 1952 to 1956. To Sao Paulo, Brazil 1956 to 1959. Director Latin America Division Department of Industry Trade and Commerce in Ottawa from 1959 to 1960 and resigned in 1960. To Greenshields Inc. as Salesman and Director of Foreign Division from 1960 to 1966. President Butterworth, Dwyer, McGregor & Co. 1966 to 1970. To Department of Industry Trade and Commerce at Grain Marketing Office 1973 to 1978. Second Secretary (Commercial) Lusaka Zambia 1978 to 1980. First Secretary (Commercial) Budapest, Hungary from 1980 to 1982. Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner Milan, Italy 1982 to 1984. Manager Information Export department of External Affairs Ottawa from 1984 to 1986. Department of External Affairs as United States Trade and Investment Development Bureau 1986 until he retired in 1987. Died on 3 February 1998, age 74, in Ottawa, Ontario. BUTTERWORTH. Charles Edgar, 0-11004, S/Lt (Temp) [6.1.44] RCNVR Lt (P) [6.1.45] RCN(R) DSC~[24.11.45] Demobilized [22.2.46] HMCS DONNANCONA, Montreal Naval Division, (28.1.47-?) HMCS CARELTON Ottawa Naval Division, (14.6.48-?) "For services in Pacific fighter sweeps in July and August, 1945."
Byers,
Archibald McAllister
A.M. Byers
1919 ?
-
03.07.1983
Comox, British Columbia
[age 64]
T/Lt.
22.09.1942 [0-11030]



HM MTB 744 (motor torpedo boat)

 
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Cain,
Peter Alfred
P.A. Cain
Married Janet ... (died 2004); one son, two daughters.
24.12.1918
Temiscaming, Quebec
-
21.11.2010
Lynn Valley Care Centre, North Vancouver (formerly of West Vancouver)
T/S.Lt. (E) 12.04.1943 [0-11130]
T/Lt. (E) 12.04.1944 (reld < 04.1946)
05.1943 - 09.1943 training, HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
09.1943     passage to Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland per "Queen Mary"
13.09.1943 - 22.12.1943 HMS Evenlode (frigate)
[convoy escort trips from Londonderry to Algiers; Watchkeeping and engine room duties]
23.12.1943 - 09.03.1944 HMS Rochester (sloop)
[convoy escort trips from Londonderry to Gibraltar; obtained Watchkeeping Certificate]
10.03.1944 - 07.07.1944 passage back to Canada on HMCS St. Laurent (17 day trip with a slow convoy)
(10.1944)     no appointment listed
05.12.1944 - (07.1945) HMCS Swansea (frigate)
Grew up in Timmins, Creighton and Sudbury. He attended St. Aloysius School, Sudbury High School and Queen's University Sc'43 graduating in Mining Engineering (Dr., PEng). At Queen's he was Intercollegiate Boxing Champion 1939 – 40 and President of the Engineering Society 1943. Upon graduation he served afloat with the RCNVR. He served as a member, Vice Chairman and then Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Manitoba receiving an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws in 1975. His career in mining took him to Nababeep in South Africa and to Tsumeb in South West Africa until 1955. He moved to Lynn Lake, Manitoba to work with Sherritt Gordon Mines until 1975. He moved to Toronto until 1978 when he moved back to Africa with CIDA to work for Botswana Government as Mining Commissioner in Gaberone until 1987 when he retired to West Vancouver.
Lt. (E) Joseph D. Weed, RCNVR writes: "He and I served together on the same ships during our training with the RN, and also took passage back to Canada on the same ship. He was a mining engineer, and I believe he went to South Africa after the war."
Cameron,
Kenneth Bertram
K.B. Cameron
1887 ?
-
01.11.1973
North Saanich, British Columbia
[age 86]
T/Cdr. (S)
01.07.1944 [0-11420]
21.09.1942
-
(05.1945)
Secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff, NSHQ (Ottawa) [HMCS Bytown]
Campbell,
Bruce Alexander
B.A. Campbell
?
Strathroy, Ontario
-
26.07.1993
Tiverton, Ontario
T/Sg.Lt. 13.05.1940 [0-11530]
Education: University of Western Toronto (graduated in medicine, 1939).
Interned at the Hamilton General Hospital.
19.07.1941 - (08.1942) HMCS Assiniboine (destroyer)
15.03.1943 - (12.1943) HMS Duncan (destroyer)
01.07.1944 - (07.1945) HMS Rapid (destroyer)
(04.1946)     no appointment listed
Postgraduate training in London, Ontario. Practised general surgery in Strafrod & New Liskeard for 30 years.
Campbell,
Claude Lane
C.L. Campbell
Son of John Malcolm Campbell (1859-1934), and Sabrina josephine Lane (1864-1926).
Married (08.11.1924, Vancouver, British Columbia) Jean turner Creelman.
14.09.1899
Victoria, British Columbia
-
10.09.1996
Victoria, British Columbia
Lt.
?
16.06.1944
-
19.06.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Baddeck (corvette)
Campbell,
Mackenzie Randolph
M.R. Campbell
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.07.1943 [0-11810]
A/Cdr.
?
       
Campbell,
Ross
R. Campbell
Son of William Marshall Campbell, and Helen Isabel Harris.
Married (06.1945) Penelope "Pippa" Hill, daughter of Dr. Clermont Grantham Hill, MBE; two sons.
04.11.1918
Toronto, Ontario
-
15.08.2007
Aylmer, Quebec
T/S.Lt.
31.12.1940 [0-11840]
T/Lt.
31.12.1941 (reld 24.10.1945)
Lt.Cdr. RNC(R) (retd)
1949

Officer, Order of Canada

OC
24.03.2007
for public service

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
16.01.1945
03.02.1945
coastal actions assault area 07-08.44 [investiture 29.06.45]
Education: University of Toronto Schools; Trinity College, University of Toronto (BA (law), 1940)
(11.1940)
 
 
HMS Raleigh (training establishment, Torpoint)
(12.1941)


HMS Hornet (Coastal Forces base, Gosport) *
08.12.1942
-
(10.)1943
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 309 (motor torpedo boat)
01.06.1944
-
(01.)1945
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 480 (motor torpedo boat)
07.1945
-
(07.1945)
HMS Mantis (Coastal Forces base, Lowestoft)
Diplomat and company president. PRESIDENT, INTERCON CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1983-- ; Dir., ADOPAC Ltd.; began career Legal Division, Department of External Affairs 1945; Third Secretary, Canadian Legation, Oslo, 1946-47; Second Secretary, Copenhagen, 1947-50; European Division Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, 1950-52; First Secretary, Canadian Embassy, Ankara, 1952-56; Head, Middle East Division, 1957-59; Special Assistant to Secretary of State for External Affairs 1959-62; Assistant Under Secretary of State for External Affairs, 1962-64; Advisor, Canadian Delegates to U.N. Gen. Assemblies and Cdn. Ministerial Dels. to N. Atlantic Council, 1958-64; Cdn. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1964-67; (concurrently) to Algeria 1965-67; Ambassador and Perm. Rep. to NATO (Paris May 1967, Brussels Oct. 1967-1972); Ambassador to Japan, 1972-75; (concurrently) to Rep. of Korea 1973-74; Chrmn., Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Jan. 1976-May, 1979; Pres., Atomic Energy of Can. Internat'l, 1979; Nuclear Consultant 1980-81; Pres., Canus Technical Services Corp. 1981-83
* indexed, but not listed as such
Carter,
Douglas Claude
D.C. Carter
?
-
05.06.1998 ?
Ontario ?
T/S.Lt. 15.09.1944 [0-12586] (reld < 04.1946)
11.02.1945 - (07.1945) HMS West York (corvette)
Carter,
Roderick Crysler
R.C. Carter R.C. Carter
Son of Clarence Henderson Carter (1882-1945), and Emma Irene Liddell (1884-1956), of Toronto, later Ottawa.
Married (1940) Florence Kathleen Coristine (24.02.1914 - 20.07.1984), daughter of James William Coristine (1880-1920), and Morna Allan Bate (1884-1964); one daughter, two sons.
28.10.1912
Nova Scotia
-
13.05.1979
Montreal West, Quebec
T/Lt. 27.09.1939 [0-12670]
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1943
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1944
T/A/Cdr. 01.01.1945 (reld 03.01.1946)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) OBE 01.01.1945 New Year 1945 *

* For gallantry or outstanding service in the face of the enemy or for zeal, patience and cheerfulness in dangerous waters and for setting an example of wholehearted devotion to duty, upholding the high  traditions of the Royal Canadian Navy

Served Bank of Montreal (Queen's Park Branch, Toronto).
01.1940     as a member of the Supplementary Reserve of the RCNVR he reported for service
1940 - 1940 HMCS Stone Frigate (Kingston, Ont.)
04.03.1940 - (04.)1940 RCN Barracks, Halifax (for disposal or under training)
1940 - 1940 HMCS Acadia (patrol duty out of Halifax)
1940 - 1940 Commanding Officer, HMCS Cleopatra (converted motor boat) (St Lawrence River Patrol)
08.09.1940 - 05.12.1940 Commanding Officer, HMCS Moose (armed yacht)
06.12.1940 - (04.)1942 HMCS Prince David (armed merchant cruiser) (convoy escort & patrol duty, North Atlantic & Caribbean)
(09.1942)     HMCS Prince David (armed merchant cruiser)
08.06.1943 - (03.)1945 HMCS Prince David (armed merchant cruiser, from 12.1943 landing ship infantry (medium)) (invasions of Normandy & S France)
01.05.1945 - 03.01.1946 Director of Seaman Personnel, Naval Personnel Branch, Naval Service HQ, Ottawa [HMCS Bytown]
Cary,
David Arthur
D.A. Cary
Son of Arthur Everard Falkland Cary and Frances Ida Cary, of Stettler, Alberta, Canada.
1923 ?
-
18.08.1944
(KIA) [age 21]
[Fuveau Communal Cemetery, Bouches-du-Rhône, France]
T/S.Lt. (A) ? [0-12097]
17.12.1943 - 18.08.1944 pilot, 899 Squadron FAA [HMS Khedive (escort carrier)]
[Seafire Mk. V NF661 flew on a low-level attack on motor transport into a hill near Fuveau.]
Chaffey,
Charles Donald
"Chuff Chuff"
C.D. Chaffey C.D. Chaffey
Grandson of Charles Francis Chaffey.
Son of George Edwin Chaffey (1886-1930), and Julia Mackay (1896-1996).
Married 1st Elizabeth Anne ....; two daughters, one son.
Married 2nd ...; two sons.
From Motnreal, Que.
1918
-
1989
Ord.Sea.
10.1940
T/A/S.Lt.
31.12.1940 [0-12960]
T/S.Lt.
1941, seniority 31.12.1940
T/Lt.
31.12.1941 (reld 18.06.1945)

Mention in Despatches

MID
26.12.1944
20.01.1945
Operation Neptune (Normandy 06.44.)
Education: Vancouver, BC; left second year engineering at UBC to take a Chartered Accountant's course.
10.1940
 
 
HMCS Discovery (RCN base & reserve depot, Vancouver, BC)
11.1940
-
1940
HMS Raleigh (training establishment, Torpoint, Plymouth)
1940
-
12.1940
HMS Pytchley (destroyer)
12.1940
-
1941
HMS King Alfred (RNVR officers' training establishment, Hove, Sussex)
05.09.1941
-
(12.1941)
HMS St Christopher (Coastal Forces establishment, Fort William) (for motor launches)
(03?).1941
-
(04?).1942
HM ML 209 (motor launch)
02.04.1942
-
(08?).1942
First Lieutenant, HM MTB 232 (motor torpedo boat) [HMS Beehive ??]
(08?).1942
-
(08?).1942
HM ML 309 (motor launch) (Dieppe raid)
(08?).1942
-
01.1943
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 232 (motor torpedo boat)
01.1943
 
 
returned home to Canada, but again went back overseas to the UK in the HMS Queen Elizabeth
26.05.1943
-
02.1944
Commanding Officer, HM MGB 21 (motor gun boat) (in the training flotilla)
27.03.1944
-
09.02.1945
Commanding Officer, HMC MTB 465 (motor torpedo boat) 
25.02.1945
-
03.03.1945
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 486 (motor torpedo boat) 
Chilcott,
Albert Edward
A.E. Chilcott
?
-
1988
Toronto, Ontario
T/Lt.Cdr.
04.05.1940 [0-13490]
       
Chipman,
William Pennock
W.P. Chipman
Son of Kenneth G. Chipman and Majorie Cowan Pennock, from Ottawa. Married (1944) Beatrice Elaine Kemp; two children.
?
-
T/Lt.
28.05.1940 [0-13580]
?, seniority 28.05.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr.
< 07.1945
Cdr.
?

Mention in Despatches

MID
13.06.1944
2nd Escort Group, 6 U-boats sunk in 10 days
  VRD
10.03.1959
?
(02.1941)


HMS Seaborn (accounting base for 3rd Battle Squadron, Halifax, NS) *
01.01.1943
-
(06.1944)
First Lieutenant, HMS Wild Goose (sloop)
22.01.1945
-
(07.1945)
Commanding Officer, HMS Weston (sloop)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Chipman,
William Wainwright
W.W. Chipman
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (Sp.Br.)
01.01.1943 [0-13590]
30.01.1941
-
(05.1945)
Assistant Judge Advocate General, NSHQ (Ottawa) [HMCS Bytown]
Chisholm,
Andrew Aloysius
W.W. Chipman
?
-
T/S.Lt. (Sp.Br.) 06.02.1942 [0-13600]
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) 06.02.1943
T/Instr.Lt. 1944?, seniority 06.02.1942 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
06.02.1942 - (04.)1944 HMCS Protector (RCN base, Sydney, NS)
07.05.1944 - (04.)1945 HMCS Nonsuch (Edmonton Division RCNVR)
16.04.1945 - (10.1945) HMCS St Hyacinthe (HMC Signal School, St Hyacinthe, Que.)
 
Christie,
William Borden
"Bill"
W.B. Christie

20.09.1919
Calais, Maine, USA
-
10.04.2019
Ottawa, Ontario
... ...
T/El.Lt. 22.07.1942 [0-13800]
... ...
R.Adm. RCN ?
... - ... ...
29.01.1944 - (07.1945) HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for Torpedo School)
... - ... ...
Clark,
Albert William
A.W. Clark
25.08.1910
-
02.09.1963
[Greenwood Cemetery, St John, New Brunswick]
T/Sg.Lt. 
23.09.1940 [0-13950]
?, seniority 23.09.1939
T/A/Sg.Lt.Cdr.
1945? (reld 11.09.1945)
Sg.Lt.Cdr. RCN(R)
11.09.1945

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC

13.10.1942

Operation Vigorous (Port Said-Malta convoy 11-16.06.42) [award presented]
Education: BSc, MD, CM
12.11.1940
-
(02.)1941
Medical Officer, HMS Broadwater (destroyer)
(12.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed
?
-
15.06.1942
Medical Officer, HMS Airedale (destroyer) (ship bombed and sunk by German aircraft in central Mediterranean)
14.02.1944
-
(10.1944)
HMCS Donnacona (Montreal Division RCNVR) *
01.03.1947
-
(01.1956)
HMCS Brunswicker (Naval Division St John, NB)
* (07.1945) still indexed, but no longer listed as such
Clark,
James Main
J.M. Clark (Photo courtesy of Mr J.M. Clark)
Married; ... children (one son?).
26.03.1916
-
04.12.2001
Surrey, British Columbia
T/A/S.Lt. 06.09.1940 [0-14050]
T/S.Lt.  1941?, seniority 06.09.1940
T/Lt. 26.03.1941
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 15.04.1944? (reld < 04.1946)
(02.1941)     no appointment listed
(12.1941)     HMCS Alberni (corvette) *
1942? - 1943? HMCS Assiniboine (destroyer)
15.04.1944 - (07.1945) Tactical Training Centre, HMCS Avalon (RCN base, St John's, Newfoundland)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Clark,
Donald
D. Clark D. Clark
Son of Dr. Donald Clark, MB, ChB, and Esther Thomson, and the last surviving grandson of James Rodger Thomson of J & G Thomson Shipbuilding (later John Brown Shipyard) of Clydebank.
Married (09.1946, Winnipeg, Manitoba) Lt. Phoebe Sybil Katheryn Morris, WRCNS; one daughter, one son.

07.09.1915
Pollockshields, Glasgow, Scotland
-
12.01.2007
Saanich Peninsula Hospital, British Columbia
T/Wt.Offr. (Sp.Br.) 08.10.1942 [0-13980]
El.Lt. = Lt. (L) RCN 1946?, seniority 12.05.1940
Lt.Cdr. (L) RCN 12.05.1948
Cdr. (L) RCN 01.01.1952 (retd 1966)
Canadian Forces Decoration CD ? -
Education: Albert Road Academy & Strathbungo (1920-1928).
Emigrated to Canada, 1928. Weredale House Orphanage for Boys, 1929-1933.
(10.1944)     Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
20.11.1944 - (05.1945) HMCS St Hyacinthe (RCN signal school, St Hyacinthe, Quebec) (for radar course)
12.09.1945 - (04.)1946 Staff Officer, Radar, HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
16.11.1946 - 08.1949 HMCS Ontario
25.08.1949 - (05.1951) HMCS Naden (for miscellaneous services)
(05.1953) - 06.1954 Naval Service HQ, Ottawa [HMCS Bytown]
19.06.1954 - 01.1956 HMCS Ontario
13.01.1956 - (01.1959) Manager Electrical Engineering, HM Canadian Dockyard, Esquimalt, B.C. [HMCS Naden]
(01.1960) - (07.1961) HMCS Stadacona *
(08.1962)     no appointment listed
(02.1963)     no appointment listed
(02.1964)     no appointment listed
Estate agent, Victoria.
Clarke,
Kenneth Scott
K.S. Clarke
16.07.1918
-

Kingston, Ontario
T/Sg.Lt. 12.05.1944 [014242]
Education: Queen's University, Ontario (MD CM 1943); FRCS Ed 1948; MCPS Alta 1946.
14.05.1944 - (01.)1945 RCN Barracks, Halifax [HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)]
(04.1945)     no appointment listed
18.05.1945 - (07.)1945 HMS Scourge (destroyer)
(10.1945) - (04.1946) no appointment listed
Clinical Assistant, Deputy Surgeon & Teaching Fellow, Queen's University, Ontario. Associate Staff Kingston General Hospital.
Clemens,
Steven Albert
S.A. Clemens (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (S) 01.07.1944 [0-14350]
18.12.1944 - (05.1945) Secretary to Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Clouston,
John Douglas
J.D. Clouston
Son of William Stewart Clouston (1861-1934), and Evelyn Campbell (1873-1952). Brother of Cdr. James Campbell Clouston, RN and Cdr. William Stratford Clouston, RN.

The Family of Clouston website
c. 1909/10
-
14.03.1942
(MIA) [age 32]
[Halifax Memorial, Halifax, Nova Scotia, panel 8]
T/A/Lt.
04.03.1940
29.04.1940
-
(02.1941)
HMCS Stone Frigate (naval training facility, Kingston, Ont.)
?
-
14.03.1942
HMS Loosestrife (corvette) (Atlantic)
Cobbett,
Frank Dunscombe
F.D. Cobbett (Photo courtesy of Mr Frank Cobbett) F.D. Cobbett (Photo courtesy of Mr Tyler Cobbett)
Married (14.02.1942) Ruth Naomi Winslow-Spragge (30.11.1920 - 16.11.2007); three sons, one daughter.
21.11.1913
-
19.03.1992
Quebec
T/S.Lt. (Sp.Br.) * 14.04.1943 [0-14560]
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) 14.04.1944 (reld < 04.1946)

* Special Branch officer for boom defence duties

17.05.1943 - 06.03.1944 HMCS Bytown (RCN Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario) (for Directorate of Boom Defence, for engineer and inspection duties)
06.03.1944 - (10.1945) HMCS Fort Ramsay (RCN base, Gaspe, Quebec) (for boom defence)
Cock,
Peter John Bligh
P.J.B. Cock
Unmarried.
07.10.1918
-
29.07.2011

Ottawa, Ontario
[ashes buried at sea]
Midsh. 27.01.1938 [0-14590]
A/S.Lt. 27.01.1939
S.Lt. 27.01.1940
Lt. 27.01.1941
?, seniority 27.01.1940
Mention in Despatches MID 01.01.1946
05.01.1946
New Year 46 *
* For untiring devotion to duty, zeal and cheerfulness under trying conditions, in the face of the enemy. This Officer showed great qualities of leadership and devotion to duty during an attack on a slow convoy in 1941 (HMCS Kenogami). At that time, men and equipment were inadequate and it was primarily due to these efforts that he organized the ship's company into a highly efficient fighting unit. His exemplary conduct was an inspiration to the men working with him.
27.01.1938     RCNVR Half Company Saint John
02.09.1939     HMC Naval Base, Saint John, NB
03.05.1940 - (04.)1941 HMCS Skeena (A class destroyer)
08.05.1941 - 28.06.1941 HMCS Kenogami (Flower class corvette) (stand-by)
29.06.1941 - (02.)1943 HMCS Kenogami (Flower class corvette)
05.03.1943 - (02.)1944 HMCS Lunenburg (Flower class corvette)
17.02.1944 - (10.1945) HMCS Algonquin (V class destroyer)
(04.1946)     HMCS Algonquin (V class destroyer) *
* indexed, but not listed as such
Collins,
John William
J.W. Collins
?
-
T/Lt.
18.08.1941 [0-14940]

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
12.06.1945
torpedoing enemy ships Nore 03.07.44
(07.1944)


Senior Officer, 65th MTB Flotilla
(1945)


HM MTB 735 (motor torpedo boat)
(05.1945)


HM MTB 746 (motor torpedo boat)
Connolly,
John Joseph
J.J. Connolly
?
-
19.02.1990
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Cdr.
01.01.1945 [0-15150]
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
?
?
       
Connolly,
Joseph Patrick
J.P. Connolly
?
-
Capt.
01.01.1943 [0-15160]

Military Cross

MC
?
?
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
?
?
       
Cooke,
Murray Hamel
M.H. Cooke
?
-

T/Midsh.
15.08.1940 [0-15420]
T/S.Lt.
01.06.1941
T/Lt.
01.06.1942
Lt.
1945?, seniority 01.06.1943
Lt.Cdr.
01.06.1951 (retd > 02.1964, < 02.1968)

Canadian Forces Decoration

CD
1954/55?
?
(02.1941)


no appointment listed
?
-
13.04.1941
HMS Rajputana (armed merchant cruiser) (torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-108 west of Reykjavik, Iceland)
(12.1941)


HMCS Dauphin *
15.01.1945
-
(07.1945)
HMCS Kootenay (destroyer)
10.1945?


transferred to RCN
23.10.1945
-
(04.1946)
Port Anti-Submarine Officer under Captain (D) Halifax [HMCS Stadacona]
14.01.1948
-
(07.1948)
instructional staff, HMS Vernon (torpedo & anti-submarine school, Portsmouth)
09.03.1949
-
(05.1950)
HMCS Stadacona (for miscellaneous duties)`
17.12.1951
-
(05.1953)
HMCS Ontario
?
-
(04.1955)
Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
15.04.1955
-
(01.1957)
HMCS Naden (RCN base, Esquimalt)
mid/late

1950s
Captain of one of the Prestonians
?
-
(07.1961)
Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
(02.1963)
-
(02.1964)
HMS Sea Eagle (joint anti-submarine school, Londonderry)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Cooke,
Philip Chesshire Hamel
"Phil"
P.C.H. Cooke (Photo courtesy of Mr Rob Cooke) P.C.H. Cooke (Photo courtesy of Mr David & Rob Cooke)
P.C.H. Cooke (Photo courtesy of Mr David & Rob Cooke)
Son of Waldyne Hamel Cooke, and Ruth Monica Chesshire (1884-).
Married Aileen Margaret Gordon "Margie" Smith, daughter of Canon Norman E. Smith; one daughter, four sons.


20.12.1919
Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK
-
05.05.2011
Victoria, British Columbia
T/A/S.Lt. 05.09.1940 [0-15440]
T/S.Lt. ?, seniority 05.09.1940
T/Lt. 05.09.1941 (reld 06.11.1945)
Lt. RCN 23.09.1948, seniority 31.07.1943
Lt.Cdr. RCN 31.07.1951 (retd 02.02.1965)

Canadian Forces Decoration

CD 11.1954 ?
(02.1941)     no appointment listed
? - (12.1941) HMCS Hochelega II (RCN depot ship, Montreal, Que.) *
      HMCS Battleford (corvette)
      HMS Glenarm (frigate) [02.1944 renamed HMS Strule]
? - (10.)1944 Staff Officer Anti-Submarine to Escort Group 9, HMCS Matane [borne at HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas)]
12.10.1944 - (07.1945) HMCS Cornwallis (training establishment. Cornwallis, NS) (for anti-submarine school)
27.01.1948     joined RCNR [HMCS Chippawa (Winnipeg Naval Division)]
23.09.1948     transferred to RCN
14.02.1949 - (05.)1950 HMCS Stadacona (for miscellaneous duties)
1950 - 1951 HMCS Magnificent
? - (05.1953) HMCS Stadacona *
1953 - 1954 Executive Officer, HMCS Beacon Hill
? - (04.1955) Naval Service HQ, Ottawa [HMCS Bytown] *
1955 - 1956 Executive Officer, HMCS New Glasgow
? - (01.1956) HMCS Bytown *
? - (01.1957) Naval Service HQ, Ottawa [HMCS Bytown] *
1957 - 1958 Naval Attaché, Washington, DC
1958 - 1959 Staff College, Toronto
25.11.1959 - (07.)1961 Commanding Officer, HMCS Inch Arran
1962 - (02.)1964 Executive Officer, Royal Roads
* indexed, but not listed as such
Coombe,
Sidney John [Melvin]
S.J.M. Coombe

His daughter writes: "From what I remember he was seconded to the Royal Navy for the development of Radar. He was part of a group called "the Kiwanis Group". I believe he eventually was a Lieutenant. He was in Portsmouth (for training?) in mid 1940 then fitting radar in destroyers at Newcastle, Middleborough and Glasgow. In early 1941 he was posted to Londonderry where he organized the radar fitting-out and maintenance base. During 8 months he fitted radar in about 40 destroyers and looked after the maintenance for Belfast and Londonderry. When he left Derry in August 1941 his staff had grown to four officers and about 40 men. Later he went to St. John's NFLD, Halifax and Staten Island New York, the latter base of which he was in charge until he was discharged in July 1945."

1915
Hamilton, Ontario
-
T/A/S.Lt. (Sp.Br.)
17.08.1940 [0-15520]
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.)
11.04.1941
T/El.Lt. (R)
?, seniority 11.04.1940
T/A/El.Lt.Cdr. (R)
01.01.1944 (reld 07.1945)
Education: McMaster University (physics and chemistry degree)
(02.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed
01.09.1941
-
(12.1941)
HMCS Avalon (RCN base, St John's, Newfoundland) (for flotilla duties)
02.03.1944
-
07.1945
HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (miscellaneous staff; for service at Staten Island)
Corbett,
John Harper
J.H. Corbett
?
-
T/Lt.
08.03.1943 [0-15780]
11.05.1944
-
21.06.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS Annan (frigate)
Coverdale,
Harold Milton
H.M. Coverdale
Married.
09.12.1919
-
28.09.1992
Orange County, California, USA
T/S.Lt. (E) ? [0-16220]
T/Lt. (E) 06.05.1944
T/El.Lt. ?, seniority 06.05.1944 (reld < 04.1946)
Education: University of British Columbia (B.AppS 1943).
05.1943 - 09.1943 training, HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
(10.1944)     no appointment listed
(01.1945)     no appointment listed
(05.1945)     served with RN
(07.1945)     825 Squadron FAA *
Went to M.I.T. after the war , and then on to Douglas Aircraft in California.
* indexed, but not listed as such
Cowan,
Edgar Horley
E.H. Cowan (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
1898 ?
-
16.09.1983
North Vancouver, British Columbia
[age 85]
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1943 [0-16270]
11.12.1944 - (05.1945) Staff Officer Maintenance Ships on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Craig,
Hector Joseph
H.J. Craig
?
-
Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1943 [0-16410]
A/Cdr.
01.01.1945
       
Creba,
Douglas Glenn
D.G. Creba
?
-
28.06.1990
Victoria, British Columbia
T/Lt.
01.01.1942 [0-16630]



Commanding Officer, HM MTB 463 (motor torpdeo boat)
31.07.1944
-
(07.1945)
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 485 (motor torpedo boat)
Cross,
Paul Barbour
P.B. Cross
Son of William C. Cross (1867-1947), and Effie Maud Barbour (1866-1961).
Married 1st (1922) Evelyn Currie (1899...).
Married 2nd (1947) Adelaine Evans (1919-...); two daughters, one son.
1900
St John, New Brunswick
-
06.11.1994
Winchester, Ontario
T/Cdr.
01.07.1940 [0-17020]
T/A/Capt.
< 10.1944
T/Capt.
01.01.1945
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) OBE
01.01.1946
New Year 46
Mention in Despatches MID
01.01.1943
New Year 43
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
31.03.1943
?
Insurance manager.
(02.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed
(12.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed
21.11.1941
-
21.11.1942
Commanding Officer, HMCS Rosthern (corvette)
15.01.1944

(04.1946)
Secretary to Chief of Naval Equipment and Supply, Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
Cumming,
Lysson Gordon
L.G. Cumming
?
-
Lt.
? [0-17360]
Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1944
21.04.1942
-
05.10.1942
Commanding Officer, HMCS Baddeck (corvette)
10.10.1942
-
(06.1945)
Executive Officer, HMCS Fort Ramsay (depot ship, Gaspe, Que.)
Cunningham,
John Ritchie
J.R. Cunningham
?
-
09.10.2002
Vancouver, British Columbia
T/Lt.
08.06.1943 [0-17420]
09.02.1945
-
(07.1945)
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 461 (motor torpedo boat)
Curran,
Robert Emmet
R.E. Curran
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (Sp.Br.)
01.07.1944 [0-17510]
15.06.1942
-
(05.1945)
Assistant Judge Advocate General, NSHQ (Ottawa) [HMCS Bytown]
Curry,
William George
W.G. Curry (Photo courtesy of Mrs Jane W. Cowan) W.G. Curry (Photo courtesy of Mrs Jane W. Cowan)
Married (04.09.1944, King's College Chapel, Halifax, NS)  then S/Lt. Sylvia Evelyn Ruth Salkeld, WRCNS; two sons, one daughter,
05.04.1915
-
24.07.1984
T/A/S.Lt. 08.03.1940 [0-17580]
T/Lt. 05.04.1941
?, seniority 05.04.1940 (reld < 04.1946)
Lt.Cdr. RCN(R) 1952?, seniority 08.09.1945
A/Cdr. RCN(R) 01.03.1952
Cdr. RCN(R) 01.01.1957

Canadian Forces Decoration

CD ? ?
(07.1940) - (10.1940) no appointment listed
27.11.1940 - (02.)1943 HMCS Snowberry (corvette)
1943 - (04.1943) HMCS Kings (officers' training establishment, Halifax, NS)
07.04.1943 - (12.1943) HMCS Fredericton (corvette)
? - (02.)1944 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
20.03.1944 - 10.07.1945 Commanding Officer, HMCS Hawkesbury (corvette)
01.03.1952 - 30.04.1961 Commanding Officer, HMCS Hunter (Windsor Naval Division)
Cuthbert,
Henry Greenhalgh
H.G. Cuthbert (Source: http://www.crunchers.bc.ca/niobe/)
(12?).1907
Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK
-
06.04.1983
Victoria, British Columbia
A/Paym.Lt.
10.08.1938 [0-17630]
Paym.Lt.
?, seniority 10.08.1938
Lt. (Sp.Br.)
?, seniority 10.08.1938
?, seniority 10.08.1937
A/Lt.Cdr. (Sp.Br.)
25.03.1944?
Lt.Cdr. (Sp.Br.) RCN
10.08.1946 (retd < 03.1963)
Canadian Forces Decoration CD
?
?
02.09.1939
-
18.09.1940
HMCS Naden (HMC Naval Base, Esquimalt, BC) (for duty at HMC Naval Base, Vancouver, BC)
[initially serving with the Accountant Branch, but transferred (1940?) to the Special Branch]
18.09.1940
-
(12.1943)
Bandmaster of the second Navy Band, RCN Barracks, Esquimalt [HMCS Naden (HMC Naval Base, Esquimalt, BC)] 
25.03.1944
-
(1945)
Bandmaster, HMCS Niobe (RCN depot in the UK) (for duty with Navy Show)
?
-
(05.1945)
Bandmaster, HMCS Peregrine (RCN drafting depot, Halifax, NS)
15.11.1948
-
(05.1953)
RCN Barracks, Esquimalt [HMCS Naden]
31.07.1953
1954
-
-
(01.1956)
1956
HMCS Naden (HMC Naval Base, Esquimalt, BC): Commandant, Canadian Forces School of Music
(07.1961)


HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)

 
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Dadson,
Henry William
H.W. Dadson (Photo courtesy of Mr Anthony Dadson)

27.06.1914
Watrous, Saskatchewan
-
26.01.2011
Comox, British Columbia
T/S.Lt. 13.07.1942? [0-17670]
T/Lt. 1943?, seniority 13.07.1942
12.1942 - (02.)1943 HMCS Athabaskan (destroyer)
03.02.1943 - (04.)1944 HMCS Athabaskan (destroyer)
(06.)1944   (10.)1944 HMCS Qu'Appelle (destroyer)
15.11.1944 - (10.1945) Ships' Requirements Section, Division of Warfare and Training, Naval Service HQ, Ottawa, Ontario [HMCS Bytown]
Dale,
Stephen Holmes
S.H. Dale
?
-
T/S.Lt.
15.02.1943 [0-17700]
T/A/Lt.
15.02.1944
19.01.1945
-
(07.1945)
HMCS Whitby (corvette)
Davies,
John Mortimer
J.M. Davies
?
-
02.08.2001
St John, New Brunswick
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1943 [0-18370]

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
?
?
?
-
?
?
Deane,
Richard Teesdale
J.M. Davies
Son of Arthur Makreth Deane (1837-1926), and Mary Jane Teesdale (1850-).
Married 1st ((09?).1908, Merrow Church, Guildford, Surrey) Dorothy Wyatt-Smith (1876-17.09.1940; lost on SS City of Benares), daughter of Henry Archer Wyatt-Smith, and Ellen Margaret Neild; seven children
Married 2nd ((03?).1941, Portsmouth district, Hampshire) Helene Wellisch; two children.

02.07.1884
East Marden, Westbourne district, Sussex
-
21.12.1973
Vancouver, British Columbia
T/S.Lt. RNVR
21.07.1916
T/Lt. RNVR
21.07.1917 (reld 1919?)
T/Lt. RNVR
30.10.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr. RNVR
< 10.1940
T/Lt.
12.1942, seniority 30.10.1939 [0-18880]
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.07.1944 (reld 28.09.1945)
Consulting engineer.



served in the ranks, Corps of Royal Engineers
21.07.1916
 
 
commissioned, RNVR [temporary commission]
30.10.1939
-
(05.)1940
Minesweeping Department, HMS Vernon (torpedo school and experimental establishment, Portsmouth)
26.08.1940
-
(10.1940)
HMS Malabar (RN base, Jamaica) (for service at Trinidad)
01.01.1941
-
(12.1941)
Minesweeping Department, HMS Vernon (torpedo school and experimental establishment, Portsmouth; department moved to Edinburgh in 1941)
12.1942


transferred, RCNVR
04.01.1943
-
(09?.)1945
Development Officer, Naval Ordnance Branch, Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
Delvin,
John
J. Delvin
?
-
T/El.Lt. (R)
01.02.1941 [0-18990]
Lt.Cdr. (L) RCNR
14.01.1946 (reld 1954/55?)
01.06.1944
-
(05.1945)
Chief Radio Engineer Officer, Commodore Superintendent, Halifax, NS [HMCS Scotian]
(07.1945)


HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) *
1946?


transferred to RCNR
05.03.1947
-
(05.1953)
HMCS York (Toronto Naval Division)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Denny,
Roy Campbell
R.C. Denny (Photo courtesy of Catherine Denny)
Son (with one brother and two sisters) of Arthur Seckford Denny (1878-1945), and Roletta May Grant (1880-1974).
Brother of Cdr. Thomas Grant Denny, RCNVR.
Married (18.03.1939, First United Church, Victoria, British Columbia) Helen Catherine Watson (12.02.1916 - 16.03.2009), daughter (with one brother) of James Watson (1879-), and Isabella Grieve (1887-1975); two sons, two daughters.
24.11.1909
New Westminster, British Columbia
-
28.08.2010
Victoria, British Columbia
T/A/Lt. 06.09.1940 [0-19120]
T/Lt. ?, seniority 06.09.1940
?, seniority 06.09.1939 (reld < 05.1945)
Co-owner (with his brother) of Standard Furniture, a Victoria business begun by their father in 1909.
      served on North Atlantic convoy duty and was also in the planning department:
12.09.1940 - (12.1940) RCN Barracks, Halifax, Nova Scotia (additional; for disposal or under training)
08.01.1941 - (07.)1941 Winnipeg Division RCNVR
11.07.1941 - (10.)1941 HMCS Algoma (corvette)
15.03.1942 - (09.1942) Staff Officer (Coastal), Section 1, Operations Division, Naval Staff, Naval Service HQ [HMCS Bytown]
09.06.1943 - (08.)1943 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 057 (motor launch)
25.10.1943 - (02.)1944 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 112 (motor launch)
19.04.1944 - (05.)1944 HMCS Venture (depot ship for motor launches)
01.06.1944 - 23.07.1944 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 127 (motor launch)
24.07.1944 - (11.1944) Commanding Officer, HMC ML 126 (motor launch)
Denny,
Thomas Grant
T.G. Denny (Photo courtesy of Catherine Denny)
Son (with one brother and two sisters) of Arthur Seckford Denny (1878-1945), and Roletta May Grant (1880-1974).
Brother of Lt. Roy Campbell Denny, RCNVR.
Married (06.01.1934, First United Church, Victoria, British Columbia) Margaret Menzies Harris (27.08.1910 - 02.03.2001), daughter of Howard Bowerman Harris (1879-1971), and Clare Caroline Menzies (1887-1976); two sons, two daughters.
25.09.1907
Simcoe, Orillia, Ontario
-
02.02.2001
Victoria, British Columbia
T/Lt. 01.09.1939 [0-19130]
T/A/Lt.Cdr. > 09.1942, < 08.1943
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1944
T/A/Cdr. > 11.1944, < 03.1945
Co-owner (with his brother) of Standard Furniture, a Victoria business begun by their father in 1909.
17.03.1941 - (10.1941) HMCS Kamloops (corvette)
18.04.1942 - (04.1942) HMCS Venture II (RCN base, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
21.04.1942 - (09.1942) Commanding Officer, HMC Q 074
14.05.1943 - (02.)1944 Executive Officer, HMCS Venture (RCN base, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for motor launches)
29.03.1944 - (05.)1944 HMCS Provider (depot ship, Bermuda)
08.08.1944 - 19.12.1944 HMCS Venture (depot ship) (as Staff Officer to Captain Motor Launches)
20.12.1944 - (05.1945) Commanding Officer, HMCS Venture (depot ship) & as Commander Motor Launches
Desrochers,
Jean Charles Paul
J.C.P. Desrochers
?
-
T/Lt.
13.04.1942 [0-19290]
26.11.1943
-
15.03.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Arvida (corvette)
Detchon,
Edward Martin
E.M. Detchon (Photo courtesy of Faith Detchon)
Son (with one borther and one sister) of Henry Detchon (1871-1947), and Margaret Alice Lawson (1876-1954).
Married (19.09.1939, St Andrew & St Paul Presbyterian Church, Montreal, Quebec) Charlotte Jessie Macfarlane (02.01.1910 - 12.1990), daughter of Archie Macfarlane, and Jessie Florence McMurty; one son, one daughter.
08.06.1908
Winnipeg, Manitoba
-
03.02.1972
North Hatley, Quebec
T/Lt. 26.09.1939 [0-19340]
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1944
T/A/Cdr. 25.03.1944 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
01.05.1940 - 03.1944 HMCS Protector (RCN base, Sydney, NS) (for Extended Defence, Sydney)
25.03.1944 - (10.1945) Executive Officer, HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [UK])
Dewdney,
Frederic Hamilton Bruce *
F.H.B. Dewdney (Photo courtesy of Mr Peter Dewdney) F.H.B. Dewdney (Photo courtesy of Mr Peter Dewdney)
Son of Frederic Dewdney.
* later changed third name from "Bruce" to "Peter"
?
-
T/S.Lt.
16.08.1941? [0-19430]
T/Lt.
01.05.1942 (reld > 04.1946)
12.05.1941
-
16.08.1941
2nd Officers Training Class, HMCS Royal Roads
09.05.1942
-
(12.1943)
Commanding Officer, HMC ML 065 (motor launch)
08.03.1944
-
(10.)1944
Commanding Officer, HMC ML 119 (motor launch) (87th ML Flotilla)
1944?
-
1945?
Commanding Officer, HMC ML 091 (motor launch)
25.01.1945
-
(07.)1945
Commanding Officer, HMC ML 101 (motor launch) (78th ML Flotilla)
07.11.1945
-
(04.1946)
HMCS Discovery (Vancouver Naval Division)
Dickson [jr],
Robert Hamilton
R.H. Dickson Jr.
Son (with three sisters) of Robert Hamilton Dickson.
Married 1st Pamela L. Dickson (predeceased him); two sons, two daughters.
Married 2nd Eleanor "Eloise" McClellan (predeceased him); one step-son.
05.04.1916
Galt, Ontario
-
04.10.2010
Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA
T/S.Lt. 09.11.1942 [0-19660]
T/Lt. 1944?, seniority 09.11.1942 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
Education: Union College in Schenectady, NY, as a Mechanical Engineering student, class of 1941.
? - 1939 served Highland Light Infantry of Canada
01.04.1943 - (02.)1944 HMCS Protector (RCN base, Sydney, NS)
29.02.1944 - (10.)1944 HMCS St Boniface (Algerine class minesweeper)
28.12.1944 - (10.1945) HMCS Peregrine (RCN drafting depot, Halifax, NS)
As a mechanical engineer with the Western Electric division of AT&T he specialized in Materials Handling and the burgeoning area of Roboics - serving them until his retirement in 1981.
Dixon,
George Seymour
G.S. Dixon
Son (with one sister and one brother) of James Deighton Dixon (1854-1904), and Kate Margaret Clarke (1865-1947).
(12?).1894
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
-
T/Paym.Lt. 20.06.1941
T/A/Paym.Lt.Cdr. > 02.1943, < 04.1943 (reld > 12.1943, < 02.1944)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) OBE 03.06.1919 HM's birthday 19: operations in France
1914 - 1921 served 5th (The Weald of Kent) Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) - Territorial Force & 4th Battalion, The East Kent Regiment (2nd Lt. 29.10.1914 & Lt. & T/Capt.) & British Army, Staff attached Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
23.06.1941 - (02.)1943 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (Dockyard Secretary to Naval Officer-in-Charge, Halifax)
01.02.1943 - (08.)1943 HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (Supervising Naval Engineer Maritimes)
(10.1943) - (12.1943) HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) *
* indexed, but not listed as such
Dodds,
John O
J. Dodds (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt) J. Dodds (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt)
J. Dodds (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt)
?
-
 
T/S.Lt. 23.03.1945 [0-19978]
04.11.1944 - (05.1945) executive officers' course, HMCS Cornwallis (RCN training establishment, Cornwallis, NS)
(1945?)     First Lieutenant, HMC ML 072 (motor launch) (73rd ML Flotilla)
Doheny,
Hugh
H. Doheny
Son of Hugh Doheny, and Mary Roycroft "Molly" O'Connell.
Married (08.06.1945) Harriet Katherine Lucinda "Harty" Erskine (12.05.1924 - 02.03.2006), daughter of Lt.Col. Sir Thomas Wilfred Hargreaves John Erskine of Cambo, 4th Bt. (1880-1944), and Magdalen Janet Anstruther (1889-1953); one son, five daughters.

?
-
1991
T/Lt. 31.12.1940 [0-20040]
1942?, seniority 30.06.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 04.12.1943?
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1945 (reld < 04.1946)
Education: Bishops College School (1926-1933).
1940     enlisted in Montreal
      HMS Hecla (destroyer depot ship)
      HMS King Alfred (RNVR officers' training establishment, Hove, Sussex)
(12.1941) - (02.1942) no appointment listed
23.02.1942 - (12.)1942 HMS Quebec (Combined Training Centre, Inverary)
(02.1943) - (04.1943) HMS Dinosaur (Combined Operations base, Troon) *
(06.1943) - (10.1943) HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [UK]) *
04.12.1943 - (10.)1944 Commanding Officer, First Canadian [260th] LCI(L) Flotilla [landing craft, infantry (large)] [HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [UK]]
27.12.1944 - (05.1945) HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas [UK]) (for training and disposal)
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
Post-war career in law and education. Teacher, Bishops College School at Lennoxville, P.Q.
* indexed, but not listed as such
Donaldson,
Charles Edward McArthur
C.E.M. Donaldson
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.03.1936 [0-20150]
A/Cdr.
01.01.1945
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
?
?
?
-
(05.1945)
Canadian Naval Administrative Authority, Plymouth (for duty at Portsmouth) [HMCS Niobe]
Douglas,
Lionel Peirce
L.P. Douglas (Photo: Veteran Affairs Canada)
Son of Capt. Lionel Dale Douglas and Christine Peirce Douglas (died 1979), of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Letter sent to Lt. L.P. Douglas's father providing details of his son's last action.



1915 ?
-
20.06.1942
(KIA) [age 27]
[Halifax Memorial, N.s., panel 8]
T/Lt.
31.12.1940

L.P. Douglas memorial plaque (Photo courtesy of Mr Wayne Dutcher)

Education: University of British Columbia (1937)
07.07.1941
-
11.1941
HMS St Christopher (Coastal Forces training establishment, Fort William) (for motor launches)
27.11.1941
-
20.06.1942
HMS Nile (RN base, Alexandria, Egypt)] (additional, for various services)
[was killed in action while in command of a Motor Launch during the evacuation of Tobruk]
Douglas,
Ralph Louis
R.L. Douglas
29.03.1911
Morell, Prince Edward Island
-
05.05.1990
[Beaurepaire, Que. ?]
T/S.Lt. (E) 10.01.1944 [0-20457]
T/A/Lt. (E) 10.01.1945 (rled > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
Education: B.Sc. (Mech.) Queen's, 1937; R.P.E. Que.; after graduation (8 mos.) attended Trane Co.'s Engineering School. Lacrosse, Wis. and Toronto
Assistant manager, Trane Co. of Canada Ltd. Montreal office; 1938-1943.
21.02.1944 - (02.)1944 RCN Barracks, Halifax [HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)] (additional; for disposal or under training)
1944 - (05.)1944 HMCS Gatineau (E class destroyer)
27.06.1944 - 27.01.1945 HMCS Humberstone (Castle class corvette)
02.06.1945 - (10.1945) HMCS Stratford (Bangor class minesweeper)
Engineer in charge design, layout, installation of air conditioning equipment, later vice-president, Douglas Engineering Co. Ltd. D & D Air-conditioning Co. Ltd. (Jr. 1940).
Dresser,
John Woodward
J.W. Dresser
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.07.1943 [0-20770]
       
Duck,
Jack MacGregor
J.M. Duck (Photo courtesy of Mr Jim Duck)
Married (1942?) Margaret Lois Elliott; four sons.
1919
-
2006
Ottawa, Ontario
T/S.Lt. ? [0-20930]
T/Lt. 13.04.1943 (reld < 04.1946)
13.10.1943 - (01.)1945 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 084 (motor launch) [79th ML Flotilla] (Gaspe, Halifax, Sidney, Cornerbrook)
28.04.1945 - (05.1945) HMCS Coppercliff (corvette)
Duncan,
George Findlay
G.F. Duncan (Photo courtesy of Mrs Eileen Marcil) G.F. Duncan (Photo courtesy of Mrs Eileen Marcil)
Son of George Collins Duncan and Margaret Duncan, of Brome, Province of Quebec.
02.04.1916
Pollokshields district, Glasgow, Scotland
-

02.10.1942
(KIA) [age 26]
[Halifax Memorial, panel 8]
T/A/S.Lt. 09.01.1940
T/S.Lt. 1941?, seniority 09.01.1940
T/Lt. 09.02.1942

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC 29.09.1942 action E-boats Plymouth 01.08.42
Mention in Despatches MID 03.03.1942 action E-boats Nore 19.12.41
Mention in Despatches MID 20.11.1945 defence against enemy trawler 02.10.42 [posthumously]
Education: Westmount High School (...-1934); McGill University (Treasurer 1936; Vice-President 1937; Frosh rubgy 1934; Gym team manager 1938). Member of the Society of Chartered Accountants of the Province of Quebec.
? - (10.1940) HMS Excellent (gunnery school, Portsmouth)
? - (02.1941) HMS King Alfred (RNVR officers' training establishment, Hove, Sussex)
27.04.1941 - 02.10.1942 HMS Beehive (Coastal Forces base, Felixstowe)
27.04.1941 - 12.1941 First Lieutenant, HM MGB 65 (motor gun boat)
12.1941 - 1942 Commanding Officer, HM MGB 65 (motor gun boat)
(08.)1942 - 02.10.1942 Commanding Officer, HM MGB 78 (motor gun boat) [detailed story of the loss of the ship]
Dunell,
George Eric
G.E. Dunell
Only son of Bernard and Lilla Dunell, of North Vancouver, British Columbia.
1918 ?
-
07.01.1944
(MPK) [age 25]
[Halifax Memorial, panel 11]
T/S.Lt. (E) 05.1943 ?
Education: North Star Public, North Vancouver High School; University of British Columbia (graduated 14.05.1943 with second class honours in Mechanical Engineering).
05.1943 - 09.1943 training, HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
09.1943     passage to Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland per "Queen Mary"
14.09.1943 - 07.01.1944 HMS Tweed (frigate) [based at HMS Ferret (RN base, Londonderry)] (ship torpedoed & sunk in Atlantic by U-305)
Dunn,
James Alexander
J.A. Dunn
?
-
T/Lt.
04.03.1939 [0-21200]
T/A/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1945
05.05.1945
-
02.09.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS Antigonish (frigate)
Durley,
Thomas Richard
T.R. Durley
?
-
T/El.Lt.
28.05.1942 [0-21380]
A/T/El.Lt.Cdr.
29.05.1944-(05.1945)
29.05.1944
-
(05.1945)
a Chief Fire Officer, Directorate of Fire and Safety, Naval Engineering and Construction Branch, Naval Service HQ, Ottawa [HMCS Bytown]

  
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Earl,
Paul Whitney
P.W. Earl
?
-
23.05.1963
Ireland
T/Capt.
01.01.1945 [0-21600]
       
Edwards,
Gordon Cheeseman
"Ted"
G.C. Edwards
07.1917
Toronto, Ontario
-
02.02.2005
Ottawa, Ontario
T/A/S.Lt. 12.07.1940 [0-21880]
T/S.Lt. 1941?, seniority 12.07.1940
T/Lt. 12.07.1941
T/A/Lt.Cdr. > 12.1943, < 04.1944
T/A/Cdr. 22.08.1945 (reld 30.09.1947)
Lt.Cdr. RCN 01.01.1947
A/Cdr. RCN 1948
Cdr. RCN 01.07.1950
Capt. RCN 01.07.1956 (retd 1969)
Cdre. RCN 06.10.1964

Mention in Despatches

MID 01.101.1945 New Year 45
Merchant Navy cadet with Anchor Donaldson Line, 1930s. Joined the Aircraft Division of Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal,1938.
12.07.1940     joined RCNVR (Montreal Division)
      on Channel Convoy Duty for anti-aircraft guard with RN
1941     flying training with RN (Pilot Training Course No. 29)
      No. 31 Service Flying Training School (RCAF Kingston)
1941     HMS Argus (for Deck Landing Qualification)
(12.1941)     no appointment listed
      HMS Unicorn
      HMS St Angelo (RN base, Malta)
01.10.1942 - (12.1943) 824 Squadron FAA [HMS Daedalus (RN Air Station, Lee-on-Solent), then HMS Striker (escort carrier)]
(04.1944) - (10.1944) Commanding Officer, 824 Squadron FAA [HMS Striker (escort carrier)]
(01.1945)     no appointment listed
07.04.1945 - 28.06.1945 Commanding Officer, 769 Squadron FAA [HMS Peewit (RN Air Station, East Haven, Angus), deck landing training at HMS Smiter (escort carrier) 04.1945-05.1945]
... - ... ...
      Returned to service as LCdr.(P) RCN (SSA) in May ‘48 in NHQ as D/DNA, then A/Cdr. to Cayuga for additional trg. RN for Cdr.(Air) Cse in ‘50, then RCAF Staff College and for Jet training. Permanent Commission and confirmed Cdr. 24/5/53. Shearwater as Cdr.(Air), thence Stettler i/c 1954-55. Prom. Capt. 1/7/56 to NDC, fllowed. by NHQ. Athabaskan and Iroquois i/c and as CCC3 1961-62. App’t. Shearwater i/c in ‘62 and prom. Cmdre. 6/10/64 to be COMPERSLANT. Patriot as COND 1965-67, then Naval Staff as NDC. Assumed command CFB Borden in ‘69, and ret’d. from there.
Edwards,
John Peter Frederick
J.P.F. Edwards (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt. 09.11.1942 [0-21930]
(1945)     on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Eisenhauer,
Martin Albert
M.A. Eisenhauer
Son of Daniel Maurice Eisenhauer, and Ellen May Whynacht.
Married Barbara Joyce Davies Turner.
1920
-
05.08.2004
Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg
T/S.Lt. (E) 17.05.1943 [0-22010]
T/Lt. (E) 17.05.1944 (reld < 04.1946)
Education: Dalhousie University (DENGR '41, BSC '41, BENG '43 (NSTC)).
16.09.1943 - (12.1943) HMS Whitehall (destroyer) [memoirs]
01.06.1944 - (05.1945) HMCS Scotian (RCN base, Halifax, Nova Scotia) (on staff of Co-ordinator of Outside Bases)
Lt. (E) Joseph D. Weed, RCNVR writes: "He was related to, or worked closely with, people at the Lunenburg Shipyard, Nova Scotia, where some of our escort vessels went for refit. I don't remember if he went overseas with the rest of our group."
* indexed, but not listed as such
Elliott,
James Frank
J.F. Elliott
25.12.1913
-
22.07.1998

T/Sg.Lt. 08.06.1941
T/Sg.Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1944 [0-22130] (reld 12.1945)
Education: MD.
(12.1941)     HMCS Naden (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia) *
19.12.1941 - (02.1943) RCN Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia [HMCS Stadacona]
07.12.1944 - (07.1945) RCN Hospital, St John's, Newfoundland [HMCS Avalon]
* indexed, but not listed as such
Ellis,
Martin Henry
M.H. Ellis
Married (04.07.1933, Saanrichton, British Columbia) Sheelagh D. Mcdonnell Parr.
?
-
01.03.1993
Victoria, British Columbia
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1943 [0-22250]
A/Cdr.
?
       
       

 
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Falconer,
James Alexander
J.A. Falconer
?
-
T/Lt. 01.03.1940 [0-22890]
1942/43?, seniority 01.03.1939 (reld < 04.1946)
29.04.1940 - (12.1941) HMCS Stone Frigate (RCN training establishment, Kingston, Ont.)
1944 - (10.1944) Gunnery Officer, HMCS New Waterford (frigate)
(01.1945)     HMCS New Waterford (frigate) *
11.04.1945 - (07.1945) Gunnery Officer, HMCS Matane (frigate)
Fallis,
George Arthur Chown
G.A.C. Fallis (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt. 01.05.1941 [0-22920]
28.11.1942 - (05.1945) Staff Officer Trade on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Farrow,
John Villiers
J.V. Farrow
?
-
Hon. Cdr.
01.07.1943 [0-23100]



not mobilized
Fennell,
Robert George
R.G. Fennell (Photo courtesy of Katherine Fennell)
Married (08.05.1945, Perth, Western Australia) Joan Brennan.
31.12.1923
Toronto, Ontario
-
13.11.2001
Adelaide, South Australia
T/S.Lt. 25.05.1942 [0-23250]
T/A/Lt. 13.01.1944
T/Lt. 1944?, seniority 25.05.1943
21.09.1943 - (02.)1944 HMS Brigadier (troop carrier)
03.04.1944     joined submarine service
03.07.1944 - 07.1944 HMS Adamant (submarine depot ship)
07.1944 - 24.08.1944 HMS Thorough (submarine)
24.08.1944 - 15.01.1944 HMS Maidstone (submarine depot ship)
11.09.1944 - 28.10.1944 HMS Sea Rover (submarine)
15.01.1944 - 16.03.1944 HMS Spiteful (submarine)
16.03.1945 - 18.04.1945 HMS Maidstone (submarine depot ship)
18.04.1945 - 23.05.1945 HMS Adamant (submarine depot ship)
23.05.1945 - 12.06.1945 HMS Golden Hind (RN manning depot, Sydney, NSW)
12.06.1945 - 04.10.1945 HMS Voracious (submarine)
01.08.1945     released to RCN
04.10.1945     HMS York (cruiser)
Finlayson,
John Norison
J.N. Finlayson
1916 ?
-
13.11.1977
North Vancouver, British Columbia
[age 61]
T/Lt.
24.08.1940 [0-23690]
12.08.1944
-
02.07.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS Algoma (corvette)
Foord,
Francis Harry
"Frank"
F.H. Foord (Photo courtesy of Mr F.H. Foord) F.H. Foord (Photo courtesy of Mr F.H. Foord)
Son of Arthur Douglas Foord (1883-1966), and Alice Jackson (1895-1982).
Married (08.07.1949, Trinity Lutheran Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba) Eleanor Norma Munt (1924 - 23.02.2013), youngest child of Gottfried and Lydia Munt, of Winnipeg, Manitoba; one son, one daughter.
Residence: (youth) Transcona, Manitoba; (from 1949) Fort William, Ontario; (from 1951) Cherry Hill, NJ, USA.
22.11.1923
Winnipeg, Manitoba
-
05.2017 still alive
T/S.Lt. 08.12.1944 [0-24245]
Education: resumed education post-war, graduating from the University of Manitoba B.Sc. (Civil Engr) 1949.
04.02.1943     enlisted RCNVR
10.12.1944 - 06.1945 Third Officer, HMS Ironbound (Isles class trawler) (serving under the Halifax, Nova Scotia Port Defence Command)
Employed in Construction Management in the Philadelphia PA area for 40 years. Acted as a volunteer docent for 12 years at the “Battleship USS New Jersey Museum” in Camden, NJ. Trustee at the newly formed “Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum, Camden, NJ”.
Foote,
John Frederick
J.F. Foote
?
-
T/S.Lt.
? [0-24290]
T/A/Lt.
?
T/Lt.
12.04.1944
10.10.1944
-
(07.1945)
First Lieutenant, MTB 459
Forbes,
Eric Keith
E.K. Forbes
11.06.1917
-
10.03.2004
Virginia Beach, VA, USA
T/A/S.Lt.
01.07.1940 [0-24320]
T/Lt.
01.07.1941 (reld 02.08.1945)
Distinguished Service Cross DSC
29.12.1942
sank U-boat Mediterranean 24.06.42 [investiture 11.05.43]
(10.1940)
 
 
no appointment listed
11.11.1940
 
 
submarine course [HMS Dolphin]
28.12.1940
-
16.01.1941
HMS Cyclops (submarine depot ship) (as spare officer)
16.01.1941
-
23.06.1941
HMS H 44 (temporarily) [tender to HMS Cyclops]
23.06.1941
-
07.07.1942
HMS P 34 (submarine) [tender to HMS Dolphin, from 20.08.1941 HMS St Angelo, from 01.09.1941 HMS Talbot] (from 20.05.1942 First Lieutenant & Navigating Officer)
?
-
19.04.1943
HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax)
19.04.1943
-
26.04.1943 
HMS Dolphin (submarine depot, Gosport)
26.04.1943
-
02.07.1943
First Lieutenant, HMS Stoic (submarine) (workups)
02.07.1943
-
07.07.1943
HMS P 231 (submarine) [tender to HMS Forth]
07.07.1943
-
11.11.1943
HMS Seanymph (submarine) [tender to HMS P 223?] (Home Waters)
11.11.1943
-
21.11.1943
HMS Dolphin (submarine depot, Gosport)
21.11.1943
-
11.01.1944
submarine Commanding Officers' qualifying course (failed) [HMS Dolphin]
11.01.1944
-
30.01.1944
HMS Ambrose (additional)
30.01.1944
-
07.03.1944
submarine Commanding Officers' qualifying course (failed) [HMS Cyclops]
07.03.1944


returned to general service
22.08.1944
-
(10.1944)
HMS King Alfred (RNVR officers' training establishments, Hove & Lancing, Sussex)
(01.1945)
 
 
no appointment listed
26.02.1945
-
02.04.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS Ambler (training vessel)
01.05.1945
-
(05.1945)
HMCS Stadacona (for service with Captain (D) Halifax)
(07.1945)
 
 
no appointment listed
Forrest,
Fraser
F. Forrest (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (Sp.Br.) (E) 01.07.1944 [0-24450]
20.03.1944 - (05.1945) Command Maintenance Officer on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Fox,
Edward Ferrand
"Ted"
E.F. Fox
Son of Percy Fox (1877-1939), and Edith Victoria Ferrand (1879-1926).
Married (20.04.1935, St Mary's Church, Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia) Lillian Joyce Adams (28.11.1912 - 24.02.1985), daughter of Walter Adams, and Lillian Beck; two children.
05.03.1913
Vancouver, British Columbia

-
03.09.1979
Cowichan District Hospital, Duncan, British Columbia
T/A/Lt. 08.01.1941, seniority 06.09.1940 [0-24850]
T/Lt. 08.01.1942?, seniority 06.09.1939 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
Education: Oaklands, Sir James Douglas & Victoria High Schools.
Joined staff of "The Daily Colonist" as reporter. Employed by "The Times" for seven years.
29.11.1938     enrolled Esquimalt Division RCNVR
08.01.1941 - (10.1941) Vancouver Division RCNVR
? - ? HMCS Calgary (corvette)
15.02.1942 - (02.)1943 HMCS Barrie (corvette)
31.01.1943 - (10.)1943 HMS St Hyacinthe (HMC Signal School, St Hyacinthe, Que.) (additional; for training)
10.10.1943 - (10.)1944 Port Signal Officer, Halifax, NS [HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)]
08.12.1944 - (04.)1945 HMCS Eastview (frigate) (for signal duties)
(05.)1945 - (10.1945) HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for disposal)
Public Relations Assistant, B.C. Electric Railway Co. Ltd., 1945.  Member of the British Columbia Centennial Committee, 1958/59. Manager, Information Services Department, B.C. Hydro & Power Authority, Vancouver, B.C. (1960s). Public Relations Officer, Seagram Corporation.
Fraser,
Donald McNeish
D.M. Fraser
Son of George Emerson Fraser, and Hazel McNeish.
15.02.1913
-
Lt.
?
25.05.1944
-
16.12.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Amherst (corvette)
Frayer,
Conan Rudyard
C.R. Frayer
?
-
Capt.
01.01.1945 [0-25250]
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
?
?
       
Fuller,
Thomas George
"Tom"
T.G. Fuller
?
-
09.05.1995
Ottawa, Ontario
T/Lt.
? [0-25620]
T/A/Lt.Cdr.
?
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1945
T/A/Cdr.
?

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
?
?
Distinguished Service Cross DSC
?
?
Distinguished Service Cross DSC
?
?
Mention in Despatches MID
?
?
?


Commanding Officer, HM MGB 13 (motor gun boat)
?


HMS Mosquito
?


61st MGB Flotilla

 


 
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Gardiner,
William Douglas Haig
W.D.H. Gardiner
21.04.1917
Chatham, Ontario
-
T/Lt.
01.01.1941 [0-26140]
14.10.1943
-
27.10.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Atholl (corvette)
27.10.1944
-
(06.1945)
Commanding Officer, HMCS St. Lambert (corvette)
Gardner,
Charles Cowan
C.C. Gardner (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/S.Lt. (S) 02.11.1944 [0-26174]
09.09.1944 - (05.1945) Admiral's Office, Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Gayman,
George Raymond
G.R. Gayman
17.03.1915
-
01.11.2002
Vancouver, British Columbia
T/Sg.Lt.
29.04.1941 [0-26500] (reld 1946)
Education: University of Toronto (medical school; MD)



had numerous postings in Winnipeg, St. John's, and Halifax before being sent overseas
1942
-
1946
lent to RN:
27.03.1944
-
(09.1945)
Medical Officer, HMS Wager (destroyer) (Scotland, Mediterranean, Suez, Ceylon, Australia); represented Canada as one of the senior naval officers at the signing of the peace in Tokyo Bay on the US battleship Missouri on 02.09.1945
(04.1946)


HMCS Stadacona (RCN barracks, Halifax, NS)
Gedye,
William P B
W.P.B. Gedye (Photo courtesy of Mr William R.B. Gedye)
1910 ?
London, UK ?
-
04.1966
Toronto, Ontario
Prob. T/S.Lt. VR
- [0-26546]
30.12.1944
-
(05.1945)
Executive Officers' Course, HMCS Cornwallis (RCN training establishment, Halifax, NS)
(1945?)
 
 
HMCS La Hulloise (frigate)
Gilbert,
Kenneth McArthur
K.M. Gilbert (Photo courtesy of http://www.hmsmartin-g44.co.uk/) K.M. Gilbert (Photo courtesy of http://www.forposterityssake.ca)
K.M. Gilbert
Son of Russell Richard Gilbert, and Margaret McArthur.
Married (10.08.1945) Evelyn Irene Bates (? - 30.05.2004), daughter of Thomas Norman Bates; three sons.

03.01.1920
Camrose, Alberta
-
02.08.1990
London, Ontario
T/S.Lt. (E) 01.05.1942? [0-26950]
T/Lt. (E) 01.05.1943 (reld < 04.1946)
Education: Toronto Public School, Humberside Collegiate; University of Toronto (BSc, 1942).
? - 10.11.1942 HMS Martin (destroyer) (ship torpedoed & sunk by U-431 off Algeria)
(10.1944)     no appointment listed
(01.1945)     no appointment listed
15.03.1945 - (05.1945) HMS Buckingham (frigate)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Dale and Company Ltd., est. 1907, insurance brokers, Toronto. President, Steers Insurance Agencies Ltd.; Vice-President, Dale Ross Holdings Ltd.
Giles,
Ernest [Grant]
"Ernie"
E. Giles
29.03.1921
-
10.10.2004
T/S.Lt. 19.01.1945 [0-27018]
21.01.1945 - (04.1946) HMCS Kirkland Lake (frigate)
Gillis,
John Hugh
J.H.L. Gillis (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt)
?
-
 
T/S.Lt. 15.03.1943 [0-27190]
T/A/Lt. 15.03.1944 (reld < 04.1946)
(06.1944)     no appointment listed
14.08.1944 - (07.1945) First Lieutenant, HMC ML 072 (motor launch) (73rd ML Flotilla)
Gilmore,
William James
W.J. Gilmore (Photo courtesy of Susan Urquhart) W.J. Gilmore (Photo courtesy of Susan Urquhart)
Son (with three brothers and two sisters) of David Gilmore (1871-1931), and Jenny Brown (1882-).
Married (17.05.1935, Steveston, British Columbia) Irene Marshall (24.10.1913 - 07.1976); four children.
18.01.1903
Belfast, Ireland
-
06.02.1974
Vancouver, British Columbia
[age 71]
T/A/Lt. 15.04.1940 [0-27250]
T/Lt. 1942?, seniority 15.04.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1945 (reld > 04.1946)
29.04.1940 - (02.)1941 officer training, HMCS Stone Frigate (RCN training establishment, Kingston, Ont.)
29.06.1941 - (07.1941) HMCS Givenchy (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia) (for duty at Vancouver, B.C.)
20.09.1941 - 10.01.1944 HMCS Mahone (minesweeper)
22.03.1944 - (05.)1944 Commanding Officer, HMCS Kentville (minesweeper)
25.05.1944 - 10.07.1945 Commanding Officer, HMCS Parry Sound (corvette)
(04.1946)     no appointment listed
Gilmour,
Clyde Wilfred
C.W. Gilmour (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.) 05.05.1944 [0-27260]
? - (05.1945) Chief Public Relations Officer on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Givens,
William W
W.W. Givens
?
-
Prob. T/S.Lt.
04.05.1945 [0-27338]
T/S.Lt.
1945?, seniority 04.05.1945 (reld > 04.1946)
16.12.1944
-
(07.1945)
Executive Officers' Course, HMCS Cornwallis (RCN training establishment, Halifax, NS)
(04.1946)


no appointment listed
Gladwell,
James William
J.W. Gladwell
?
-
T/Lt.
22.12.1942 [0-27340] (reld > 04.1946)

Mention in Despatches

MID
30.05.1944
action Dieppe 28.03.44
10.01.1943
-
(10.1944)
First Lieutenant, HM MTB 614 (motor torpedo boat) [HMS Aggressive (Coastal Forces base, Newhaven) from 25.09.1944]
04.1945
-
(07.1945)
HMS Gregale (Coastal Forces base, Malta)
(04.1946)
 
 
no appointment listed
Godbehere,
Cecil Richard
C.R. Godbehere
Married 1st (28.06.1943) Elizabeth M.D. Cooper (died 1972), one son, two daughters.
Married 2nd (29.08.1972) Shirley Mae Webber.
28.05.1922
-
T/Lt.
15.02.1944 [0-27570] (reld 1945/46)
26.03.1945
-
(07.1945)
Commanding Officer, HM ML 115 (motor launch)
Goode,
Cephas Edward
"Bud"
C.E. Goode (Photo courtesy of Mr Andrew Goode) C.E. Goode
Son (with two sisters) of Henry Howard Goode (1879-1966), and Dora Louisa Murphy (1886-1969).
Married (Newfoundland) S.Lt. (Sp.Br.) Sheila Margaret Sharpe, WRCNS; two sons, one daughter.
15.05.1920
Toronto, Ontario
-
04.1986
Oshawa, Ontario
Prob. T/S.Lt. 12.1941? [0-27720]
T/S.Lt. 09.04.1942
?, seniority 02.03.1942
T/A/Lt. 15.01.1944
T/Lt. 1945?, seniority 02.03.1943 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
Lt.Cdr. RCN(R) 02.03.1951
Education: University of Toronto.
12.1941?     attached, Toronto Division RCNVR
09.04.1942 - (09.1942) Operations Watchkeeper, Operations Division, Naval Service HQ, Ottawa
23.08.1943 - (04.)1944 HMCS Baddeck (corvette)
19.04.1944 - (04.)1945 HMCS Coppercliff (corvette)
06.04.1945 - (05.1945) HMCS Avalon (depot ship, St. John's) (for disposal)
(07.1945) - (10.1945) no appointment listed
Goodwin,
Walter Hardenbroecke
W.H. Goodwin
Son of Ray Starr Goodwin (1888-1984), and Emma Augusta Skibbe Brune (1888-1947).
Married.
10.09.1919
Vancouver, British Columbia
-
17.05.1973
Arcadia, California, USA
T/S.Lt. (E) ? [0-27810]
T/Lt. (E) 06.05.1944 (reld < 04.1946)
Education: University of British Columbia (BA; B.AppS 1943); Caltech, California, USA (MSc).
05.1943 - 09.1943 training, HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
28.08.1944 - (07.1945) HMCS Thunder (Bangor class minesweeper)
Ended up with an aircraft company in California.
Gould,
William Pierce
W.P. Gould
?
-
T/S.Lt. 22.12.1942 [0-28170]
T/Lt. ?, seniority 22.12.1942
24.04.1944 - (05.1945) HMCS Orangeville (corvette)
Gracey,
James Marshall
J.M. Gracey
?
-
T/S.Lt. 30.12.1940 [0-28310]
T/Lt. 05.01.1941
1944/45?, senioriity 05.07.1940 (reld < 04.1946)
(12.1941)     HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) *
20.01.1942 - (10.)1944 Commanding Officer, HMCS Star XVI (auxiliary minesweeper)
05.10.1944 - (07.1945) Commanding Officer, HMCS Canso (Bangor class minesweeper)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Grady,
Peter Harold
P.H. Grady (Photo courtesy of Mr Peter Grady Jr.)
Married ((06?).1945, Hendon district, Middlesex) Caroline R.A. "Carol" Durrant, WRNS (served at Bletchley Park); two daughters, two sons.
23.11.1922
Edmonton, Alberta
-
10.2014 still alive at Veterans Health Unit in Fredericton, NB
T/S.Lt. 25.05.1943 [0-28320]
T/A/Lt. 13.01.1944
T/Lt. 1945?, seniority 25.05.1943
Lt. RCN ?, seniority 25.11.1943
Lt.Cdr. RCN 25.11.1951 (retd 1967)
1941 - 1942 served in the ranks, The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada
1942 - 1943 HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas, London) (on loan to RN, serving at HMS Activity (escort carrier), HMS Condor (RN Air Station, Arbroath) & HMS Nightjar (RN Air Station, Inskip, Lancashire))
(02.1944) - (06.1944) no appointment listed
18.06.1944 - (07.)1946 HMS Nightjar (RN Air Station, Inskip, Lancashire) (for full flying duties and training) [actually posted elsewhere]:
07.10.1944 - 11.1944 observer, 744 Squadron FAA [HMS Shrike (RN Air Station, Maydown, Northern Ireland)]
11.1944 - 12.1944 observer, 811 Squadron FAA [HMS Vindex (escort carrier)]
12.1944 - 02.1945 observer, 838 Squadron FAA [HMS Daedalus (RN Air Station, Lee-on-Solent)]
27.02.1945 - 05.1945 observer, 835 Squadron FAA [HMS Nairana (escort carrier)]
05.1945 - 10.1945 observer, 1792 Squadron FAA & 735 Squadron FAA [HMS Daedalus (RN Air Station, Lee-on-Solent)]
10.1945 - ? observer, 1792 Squadron FAA [HMS Nighthawk (RN Air Station, Drem, East Lothian)]
(04.1946)     HMCS Stadacona (RCN barracks and training establishment, Halifax, NS) *
27.08.1946 - (04.1947) observer, 825 Squadron FAA [HMS Warrior]
... - ... ...
His son writes: "My Dad took "early" retirement from the RCN in 1967 due to Hellier's actions. He joined in 1939 (Highland regiment) but soon transferred to the RCN. He was a navigator/observer and flew in Swordfish off of HMS Victorious on the Murmansk run. He also flew Mosquitos doing night work out of Scotland & maybe Ireland and some of the Fairey plane and Avenger (post war?) models. During the Korean War he served on a Tribal Class Destroyer in Korea and they were hit by "Red" shore batteries. During the "Cold War" he had some involvement with NORAD and regularly flew (with his old "May West") on extended world wide search missions for USSR subs. He was also CO on the RCN post wars Frigate La Hulloise. "
* indexed, but not listed as such
Graham,
Robert Patrick Bateman
R.P.B. Graham
?
-
1984
T/S.Lt. 01.08.1943 [0-28530]
T/Lt. seniority 01.08.1944 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
(06.1944) - (01.1945) no appointment listed
05.06.1945 - (06.1945) HMCS Stadacona  (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for disposal or under training)
(07.1945) - (10.1945) HMC MTB 462 (motor torpedo boat) *
* indexed, but not listed as such
Grant,
Donald Alexander
D.A. Grant
?
-
Lt.Cdr.
18.03.1937 [0-28630]
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
?
?
       
Gray,
Robert Hampton
"Hammy"
R.H. Gray
02.11.1917
Trail, British Columbia
-
09.08.1945
Honshu, Japan
T/S.Lt.
? [0-29020]
T/Lt.
backdated 31.12.1941
Victoria Cross VC
13.11.1945
attack Jap. destroyer Onagawa Wan 09.08.45 *

Distinguished Service Cross

DSC
21.08.1945
air attacks on Japan 45
Mention in Despatches MID
16.01.1945
4 attacks on Tirpitz 08.44
* For great valour in leading, from the aircraft carrier Formidable, an attack on a Japanese destroyer in Onagawa Wan, in the Japanese Island of Honshu, on August 9, 1945. In the face of fire from shore batteries and a heavy concentration of fire from some five warships, Lieutenant Gray pressed home his attack, flying very low in order to ensure success. Although he was hit and his aircraft was in flames, he obtained at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer. Lieutenant Gray has shown a brilliant fighting spirit and most inspiring leadership.
Education: University of Alberta (1936-1938); University of British Columbia (1938-1940)
07.1940


joined RNVR
09.1940
-
03.1941
arrived in the UK, trained at HMS Raleigh & HMS St Vincent
03.1941
-
06.1941
No 24 Elementary Flying Training School at Luton near London
06.1941
-
09.1941
No. 31 Service Training School in Kingston, Ontario
09.1941
-
02.1942
RN Air Station, Yeovilton [HMS Heron]
02.1942
-
05.1942
757 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm [HMS Ketral] (Worthy Down)
08.05.1942
-
08.1942
789 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm [HMS Afrikander] (South Africa)
08.1942
-
09.1942
795 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm [HMS Kipanga] (Kenya, Tangyanika, East Africa)
09.1942
-
12.1942
803 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm [HMS Kipanga] (Tanga)
12.1942
-
02.1943
803 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm [HMS Illustrious]
01.04.1943
-
02.1944
877 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm [HMS Kipanga] (Tanga, Mombassa)
02.1944


returned to UK
03.1944
-
05.1944
10 weeks leave [HMS Stadacona]
05.1944
-
08.1944
training at HMS Heron
06.08.1944
-
09.08.1945
1841 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm [HMS Formidable (aircraft carrier)]
Griffin,
Anthony George Scott
"Tony"
A.G.S. Griffin
Married Kathleen Lockhart Gordon; at least one son.

memoirs (8 episodes)
15.08.1911
Lovehill, Langley, Buckinghamshire, UK
-
T/Lt.
16.07.1940 [0-29390]
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.07.1943 (reld 09.11.1945)
T/A/Cdr.
< 07.1945
Mention in Despatches MID
22.12.1942
21.11.1942
action with U-boats *
* Lieutenant Griffin was Commanding Officer of HMCS Pictou when she located an enemy U-Boat which she followed and attacked on the surface forcing it to dive. With coolness and daring, he directed and carried out a most promising depth charge attack.
Education: Royal Military College of Canada (1930-1931)
(02.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed
29.04.1941
-
05.09.1941
HMCS Pictou (corvette)
05.09.1941
-
21.08.1942
Commanding Officer, HMCS Pictou (corvette)
20.09.1942
-
14.03.1943
Commanding Officer, HMCS Pictou (corvette)
03.1943
-
09.1943
senior escort officer on the staff of Admiral Murray, Commander-in-Chief, Canadian North Atlantic in Halifax [HMCS Stadacona]
28.09.1943
-
(10.1944)
Staff Officer (Operations) to Flag Officer Newfoundland Force [HMCS Avalon]
18.03.1945
-
17.06.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS Toronto (frigate)
06?.1945
-
11.1945 
wartime assets disposal branch, Ottawa [07.1945 indexed as HMCS Avalon] *
Published: Footfalls in memory (privately published, 1998)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Griffiths,
Morgan Alan
J.M. Gracey
Married ...; ... children (one son?).
?
-
T/S.Lt. 18.08.1941
T/Lt. 1942?, seniority 18.08.1941 (reld > 07.1945, < 04.1946)
(06.1942)     no appointment listed
06.06.1942 - (06.)1943 HMCS Rimouski (corvette)
26.07.1943 - (10.)1944 First Lieutenant & Navigating Officer, HMCS Kenogami (corvette)
23.10.1944 - 20.07.1945 Commanding Officer, HMCS Oakville (corvette)
       

 
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Haddad,
William Joseph
W.J. Haddad (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/S.Lt. (Sp.Br.) 13.03.1944 [0-29835]
? - (05.1945) Legal Staff on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Haldane,
Alexander Goodall
A.G. Haldane
05.02.1906
Dunfirmline, Scotland.
-
T/Lt. (Sp.Br.)
20.03.1944 [0-29957] (reld < 04.1946)



commanded the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps, Ark Royal in Toronto
15.06.1944
-
04.1945
HMCS York (RCN base, Toronto, Ont.)
30.04.1945
-
(05.1945)
HMCS Ettrick (frigate)
Hale,
William Frederick
W.F. Hale
?
-
T/S.Lt.
10.06.1943
T/Lt.
?
19.10.1944
-
(07.1945)
First Lieutenant, HM MTB 466 (motor torpedo boat)
Hamm,
Frank Parker
F.P. Hamm
?
-
T/S.Lt.
01.11.1939 [0-30450]
T/Lt.
1942?, seniority 01.11.1940 (reld < 04.1946)
05.04.1940
-
(12.1941)
HMC Naval Base, St John, N.Br. [HMCS Venture]
(10.1944)
 
 
HMCS Prince Henry (landing ship infantry (medium)) *
03.10.1944
-
(07.1945)
Gunnery Officer, HMCS Lanark (frigate)
Harding,
Donald Burton
"Don"
D.B. Harding (Photo courtesy of Mr Bill Beswetherick)
13.12.1912
-
11.2012 still alive
T/Lt. 04.01.1943 [0-30740] (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
17.05.1943 - (10.1945) HMCS Melville (Bangor class minesweeper)
Hardy,
Blake Gilby
B.G. Hardy (Photo courtesy of Mr Lance Bicknell)
Brother of Lt. Harold Stevenson Hardy, RCNVR.
26.01.1914
Fort William, Ontario
-
30.12.1966
Oakville, Ontario
T/A/S.Lt. 20.10.1939 [0-30820]
T/A/Lt. 26.01.1940
T/Lt. 1942?, seniority 26.01.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1943
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.07.1945 (reld > 04.1946)
Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE 01.01.1946 New Year 46
(04.1940)     no appointment listed
07.08.1940 - (04).1943 Naval Control Service, Sydney, NS [HMCS Protector (depot ship, Sydney, NS)]
01.05.1943 - 03.1945 Naval Control Service, Sydney, NS [HMCS Protector (depot ship, Sydney, NS)]
14.03.1945 - (04.1946) Naval Control Service, Quebec [HMCS Chaleur (depot ship, Quebec), later HMCS Montcalm (Quebec Division RCNVR)]
Hardy,
Harold Stevenson
H.S. Hardy (Photo courtesy of Mr Lance Bicknell)
Brother of Lt.Cdr. Blake Gilby Hardy, RCNVR.
23.08.1917
Fort William, Ontario
-
16.03.1990
Thunder Bay, Ontario
T/Lt. 18.08.1942 [0-30830]
04.01.1942 - (04.)1943 HMCS Fredericton (corvette)
30.07.1943 - (06.)1944 HMCS Fredericton (corvette)
(10.1944)     no appointment listed
(01.1945)     no appointment listed
26.02.1945 - (05.)1945 HMCS Qu'Appelle (destroyer)
(07.1945)     no appointment listed
16.10.1945 - (04.1946) HMCS Poundmaker (frigate)
Harper,
Arthur Morrell
A.M. Harper A.M. Harper
A.M. Harper A.M. Harper
Son (with two sisters) of Andrew Miller Harper, judge, and Ellen Redgrave Coles.
Married (02.11.1940) Eleanor Darrel Gomery (10.05.1916 - 08.03.2011), daughter of Percy and Bernadette Gomery; one daughter, one son.
17.02.1914
Vancouver, British Columbia
-
01.03.2013
Vancouver, British Columbia
T/Lt. 12.10.1942 [0-30980] (reld 28.09.1945)
Mention in Despatches MID 01.01.1946
05.01.1946
New Year 46
Education: King Edward High School, Vancouver; University of British Columbia BA, 1934).
      HMCS Kings (officers' training establishment, Halifax, NS)
      Third Officer, HMC ML 090 (motor launch)
12.08.1943 - 27.08.1943 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 096 (motor launch)
30.08.1943 - 08.09.1943 stand by, HMC ML 111 (motor launch)
09.09.1943 - 05.04.1944 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 111 (motor launch)
29.05.1944 - 05.10.1944 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 111 (motor launch)
07.10.1944 - 28.09.1945 HMCS Ottawa (destroyer)
From his obituary: "Arthur was born and schooled in Vancouver, graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934. There being no university-based law school in British Columbia at that time, he attended the Vancouver Law School and articled to G.E. Housser of Walsh Bull and Co. Called to The Bar in 1937, he practiced law in Vancouver prior to enlisting in the RCNVR from 1942 to 1945 serving on the destroyer HMCS Ottawa and commanding the ML 111. In that duty he was commended in the London and Canadian Gazette, "For outstanding zeal, efficiency and devotion to duty while with His Majesty's Canadian Coastal Forces. This Officer at all times displayed high qualities of leadership and example, thereby adding greatly to the efficiency and well-being of the entire Motor Launch Flotilla." This accurately described what was to be his approach to the practice of law and life. In 1946 he became a partner with C.W. Tysoe, ultimately growing the successful and respected firm still affectionately referred to today as Harper Grey Easton. In recognition of his qualities as a barrister and solicitor he was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1960. While he held the position of Treasurer of the Law Society of British Columbia in 1968, he also served as a Bencher on that governing body for many years before and after. Arthur was instrumental in the creation of the Law Foundation of British Columbia, which was the first in North America, and has been copied by all provinces and states of the USA. The Law Foundation continues to provide significant funding for programs having the objective of improving access to justice. He served as the first Chairman from 1969 to 1975. After the war, Arthur and Darrel lived in Vancouver and in 1954 moved to West Vancouver, becoming founding members of the Capilano Winter Club where they enjoyed curling, and golf at the Capilano Golf & Country Club. They travelled extensively abroad, returning over 20 times to their favourite spots in England and Portugal, as well as trips to New Zealand, Australia, China and Hawaii. Following retirement, winters were spent in Fallbrook, Calif. and summers cruising the B.C. coast. A new adventure began in the early '90s when they moved to the golfing community of Arbutus Ridge on Vancouver Island. In 2002 they returned to West Vancouver, establishing residence in Hollyburn House."
Harpur,
Charles Edward
C.E. Harpur
Son of Philip Walter Harpur (1886-1949), and Hilary Nora Balmain (1889-1969).
Married (09.08.1945, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto, Ontario) Victoria Lorraine Belfry (1923-2012); two sons, one daughter.
11.09.1922
London, Ontario
-
15.07.2006
Sun City West, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
T/S.Lt. 21.06.1943 [0-31020]
T/Lt. 21.06.1944 (reld > 04.1946)
30.11.1943 - (07.)1945 HMCS Bittersweet (corvette)
30.08.1945 - (04.1946) HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for miscellaneous staff)
Geologist.
Hart,
John Cyril
J.C. Hart
One of four sons of Robert Shaw Hart (1879-), vice-president and managing director of the National Steel Car corporation, and Mary Ann Welsh.
Married (22.12.1928, Hamilton, Ontario) Myrtle Adelaide Rankin (16.10.1903 - 01.01.2001), daughter of John Rankin, and Alice Russell.
(12?).1901
Tadcaster district, West Riding of Yorkshire
-
02.12.1981
Brantford, Ontario
Lt.Cdr. 01.10.1942
A/Cdr. 01.01.1945
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD ? ?
02.1937 - 06.1940 Commanding Officer, Hamilton Division RCNVR
      called to the east coast for further training
and operational service during the
summer, and was immediately attached
for duty to the Royal Navy
26.07.1940 - (12.)1940 French Ship Diligente
02.12.1940 - (04.)1941 HMS Caradoc (cruiser)
(06.1941) - (08.1941) no appointment listed
(10.1941) - (06.1942) HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas) *
01.07.1942 - (02.)1943 RCN Barracks, Halifax [HMCS Stadacona]
20.02.1943 - 01.10.1944 Deputy Drafting Commander, RCN Depot, Halifax [HMCS Stadacona]
01.10.1944 - (07.1945) Drafting Commander, RCN Depot, Halifax [HMCS Peregrine]
Harvey,
Denis
D. Harvey
?
-
T/Cdr. (Sp.Br.)
? [0-31440]
Cdr. (Sp.Br.)
01.01.1945
15.11.1942
-
(05.1945)
Comptroller, NSHQ (Ottawa) [HMCS Bytown]
Hayes,
Kenneth Price
K.P. Hayes
?
-
T/Lt. (S)
05.12.1940 [0-31860]
10.06.1942
-
(05.1945)
Assistant Secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff, NSHQ (Ottawa) [HMCS Bytown]
Hemphill,
James Laird
J.L. Hemphill (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (E) 01.07.1944 [0-32250]
26.09.1942 - (05.1945) Staff of Naval Member, Canadian Joint Staff Mission, Washington, DC
Henderson,
Robert McRae
R.M. Henderson
Son or Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Henderson, of Winnipeg.
Married ...; ... children (one daughter?).
19.12.1919
-
15.04.1988 ?
O Ordino Principat D'Andorra, Spain ?
T/Paym.S.Lt. 01.03.1941 [0-32360]
T/Paym.Lt. = T/Lt. (S) 01.03.1943
1944?, seniority 01.03.1942 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
16.03.1941 - (10.1941) HMCS Naden (RCN base, Esquimalt, B.C.) (for training and disposal)
15.01.1942 - (08.)1942 HMCS Givenchy (RCN base, Esquimalt, British Columbia) (for duty at Vancouver, B.C.)
15.08.1942 - (02.)1943 HMCS Burrard (depot ship)
(04.)1943 - (06.)1943 HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas, UK)
19.07.1943 - (05.)1944 HMCS Huron (destroyer)
(07.1944)     HMCS Stadacona  (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for disposal or under training)
21.08.1944 - (09.)1944 HMCS Stadacona  (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (for disposal or under training)
13.10.1944 - (03.)1945 RCN Barracks, St John's [HMCS Avalon (RCN base, St John's, Newfoundland)]
(05.)1945 - (10.)1945 HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas, UK) (for Supply Section)
Hickey,
William Ross
W.R. Hickey
Married (05.01.1943, St Thomas, Ontario) Kathleen Anne Elizabeth Maze; at least one son.
?
-
T/Lt. (S)
01.03.1941 [0-32910]
T/A/Lt.Cdr. (S)
< 07.1945 (reld < 04.1946)
Lt.Cdr. (S) RCNR
29.09.1945
Cdr. (S) RCNR
01.07.1951 (retd > 01.1959)
Canadian Forces Decoration CD
?
?
26.08.1944
-
(07.1945)
Supply Officer, HMCS Provider (base supply ship, Bermuda)



transferred to RCNR
(07.1948)


HMCS Hunter (Windsor Naval Division) *
07.03.1951
-
(01.1959)
HMCS Nonsuch (Edmonton Naval Division)
* indexed, but not listed as such
Hobart,
George Maxwell
G.M. Hobart
?
-
T/S.Lt.
? [0-33370]
S.Lt.
01.02.1945
08.01.1945
-
(07.1945)
First Lieutenant, HM MTB 464 (motor torpedo boat)
Holder,
Gordon Guthrie Keith
G.G.K. Holder (Photo courtesy of Mr Chris Holder)
Son of Lt.Col. G.G.K. Holder, Canadian Army, and Edith Mary Kee (1892-1990).
17.02.1920
Saint John, New Brunswick
-
1966
Toronto, Ontario
[buried at
Saint John, N.Br.]
Midsh.
26.11.1937 [0-33680]
A/S.Lt.
26.11.1938
S/Lt.
26.11.1939
Lt.
26.11.1940
?, seniority 26.11.1939
A/Lt.Cdr.
< 04.1946
Lt.Cdr. RCN
1950/51?, seniority 26.11.1947
26.11.1937


joined RCNVR, Saint John (N.Br.) Division
18.02.1940
-
(02.1941)
HMCS Cartier (armed coastal patrol ship & training vessel)
(12.1941)
 
 
HMCS Niagara (training vessel) *
11.10.1943
-
(06.)1944
[Commanding Officer?], HMCS Granby (Bangor class minesweeper) (for anti-submarine duties)
03.07.1944
-
15.06.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS Leaside (corvette)
29.10.1945
-
(04.1946)
Executive Officer, Saint John Naval Division [HMCS Brunswicker (RCN base, Saint John, NB)]
30.11.1951
-
(05.)1953
HMCS York (Toronto Naval Division)
23.05.1953
-
(07.1954)
Commanding Officer, HMCS Granby (Bangor class minesweeper)
Captain, Canadian Coast Guard till his death.
Holland,
Albert [A]
"Buz"
A. Holland (Photo courtesy of Mrs Kathleen Holland Glanfield)
Son of the late Mr & Mrs Harold H. Holland, formerly of Toronto.
Married (Chapel of HMCS York, Toronto) Hazel Audrey Darragh, daughter of the late Emerson W. Darragh, and Mrs James L. Casey, of Toronto, Ont.
early 1920s
Winnipeg, Manitoba
-
T/S.Lt. 21.06.1943
T/Lt. 21.06.1944 [0-33710] (reld < 04.1946)
(10.1944) - (01.1945) no appointment listed
14.02.1945 - (07.1945) HMCS Summerside (corvette)
Holland,
Frederick William
F.W. Holland (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1943 [0-33720]
06.01.1942 - (05.1945) Principal Minesweeping Officer on staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast [HMCS Burrard (RCN base, Vancouver, BC)]
Hood,
Thomas
T. Hood
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr. (retd)
01.07.1934 [0-33980]
A/Cdr. (retd)
01.07.1944
       
Horne,
John Edmund
J.E. Horne
?
-
T/El.Lt. 11.04.1939 [0-34130]
T/A/El.Lt.Cdr. > 07.1945, < 04.1946
07.02.1944 - (07.1945) on staff of Captain (D) Halifax [HMCS Stadacona]
(04.1946)     no appointment listed
Hose,
Walter John Frederick
W.J.F. Hose
(12?).1906
Fulham, Greater London, UK
-
Lt.Cdr.
10.07.1936 [0-34180]
A/Cdr.
1945?
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD
?
?
02.09.1939
-
(02.1941)
RCN Headquarters, Ottawa [HMCS Stadacona]
16.10.1943
-
(07.1945)
Staff Officer Appointments and Records, HMCS Avalon (RCN base, St John's, Newfoundland)
Houghton,
Wilfred Tudor
W.T. Houghton
Son (with one brother) of Wilfred Raleigh Houghton (1880-1963), insurance official, and Maud Tudor Ellis (1878-1953), of Grasmere Lodge, Bromley, Kent.
Brother of Col. J.M. Houghton, Canadian Army.
Married (18.06.1938, Toronto, Ontario) Ena Mary Willmot (1913 - 13.10.1998), daughter (with two sisters and two brothers) of Mancel Willmot, and Rosa Mackay; one daughter, one son.
11.08.1912
Cheshire
-
02.02.1991
Oakville, Ontario
T/Lt. 01.05.1941 [0-34220] (reld < 04.1946)
Lt.Cdr. RCNR 01.01.1948
A/Cdr. RCNR 1954
Cdr. RCNR 01.01.1958
Capt. RCNR 01.01.1962
Canadian Forces Decoration CD ? -
Education: Britannia Royal Naval College (1924); Merchant Taylors' School (1925).
Emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1927.
1939     joined RCNVR
01.10.1942     HMCS Saguenay (training vessel)
22.10.1943 - (06.)1944 HMCS Portage (Algerine class minesweeper) (for anti-submarine duties)
06.08.1944 - (07.1945) HMCS Poundmaker (frigate) (for anti-submarine duties)
1946     HMCS York (Toronto Naval Division)
01.07.1955 - 05.11.1958 Executive Officer, HMCS York (Toronto Naval Division)
15.12.1958 - 1963 Commanding Officer, HMCS Star (Hamilton Naval Division)
Howard,
John Francis
J.F. Howard
?
-
T/S.Lt.
01.02.1945 [0-34340]
09.02.1945
-
(07.1945)
First Lieutenant, HM MTB 465 (motor torpedo boat)
Huffman,
Keith Cameron
K.C. Huffman (Photo courtesy of Drew Huffman) K.C. Huffman (Photo courtesy of Drew Huffman)
Son (with two brothers) of Henry Milroy Huffman V (1893-1990), and Hazel May Timms (1898-1995).
Married (1944, St Giles United Church, Hamilton, Ont.) Dorothy Jeanne Scott (07.08.1922 - 02.09.2002); three sons.
15.03.1922
Hamilton, Ontario
-
05.09.1982
Muskoka, Ontario
Prob. T/S.Lt. 02.01.1942, seniority 22.12.1941 [0-34670]
T/S.Lt. 1942?, seniority 22.12.1941
T/Lt. 22.12.1943
1944?, seniority 22.12.1942 (reld < 04.1946)
02.01.1942 - (04.).1942 HMCS Royal Roads (RCN College)
25.04.1942 - (09.)1942 HMCS Kings (officers' training establishment, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
02.10.1942 - (11.1943) HMCS Swift Current (Bangor class minesweeper)
14.11.1943 - (02.)1944 HMCS Kings (officers' training establishment, Halifax, Nova Scotia) (for short navigation course)
06.03.1944 - (03.)1944 HMCS Avalon (RCN base, St John's, Newfoundland) (for navigating duties with Port Executive Officer)
30.03.1944 - (09.)1944 Navigating Officer, HMCS Dauphin (corvette)
18.09.1944 - (07.1945) Navigating Officer, HMCS Sea Cliff (frigate)
Served for over 40 years with Stelco, finally as sales manager.
Hughson,
Geoffrey Drummond
G.D. Hughson (Photo courtesy of Mr Donald Macbeth) G.D. Hughson
Cousin of Cdr. Robert Montagu Powell, RCNVR, Lt.Cdr. John Alan Powell, RCNVR, and Capt. Ward Hughson Powell, CIC

08.06.1924
Ottawa, Ontario
-
03.07.2009
Cowansville, Quebec
T/Midsh. 15.08.1943 [0-34760]
T/S.Lt. 15.02.1944
T/Lt. 15.02.1945 (reld > 10.1945, < 04.1946)
25.10.1943 - (10.1945) HMCS Huron (destroyer)
Hunter,
John Rooke
J.R. Hunter
?
-
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.01.1943 [0-35070]
A/Cdr.
01.01.1945
A/Capt.
?
       
Hurcomb,
Philip Redmond
P.R. Hurcomb
?
-
17.11.1983
Ottawa, Ontario
T/Lt.Cdr. (Sp.Br.)
01.01.1945 [0-35170]
T/A/Cdr. (Sp.Br.)
?
05.04.1942
-
(05.1945)
Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet, NSHQ (Ottawa) [HMCS Bytown]
Huston,
Harris Taylor
H.T. Huston
Son of Joseph Irwin Huston (1877-1957), and Mildred Taylor (1883?-).
Married Isabel ...; one son.

05.10.1914
Rossburn, Manitoba
-
18.10.1972
Rossburn, Manitoba
T/Lt. 31.12.1940 [0-35280]
1943?, seniority 31.12.1939
T/A/Lt.Cdr. 01.01.1944? (reld > 01.1945, < 04.1945)
Mention in Despatches MID 05.12.1944 shuttle service to France HMC LCI(L) 260
(06.1941) - (08.1942) no appointment listed
10.08.1942 - (06.)1943 HMS Saker (British Admiralty Delegation, Washington, DC, USA)
07.1943 - (12.1943) HMS Chelsea (destroyer)
01.01.1944 - (01.)1945 HMCS Niobe (Canadian Naval Mission Overseas, UK) (as Senior Officer, 2nd Canadian LCI(L) Flotilla [= Landing Craft, Infantry (Large)])
Farmer, educator.
Hyman,
Ernest Roy
E.R. Hyman
?
-
Lt.
15.04.1938 [0-35420]
15.10.1943
-
04.04.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Algoma (corvette)

 
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Ireland,
John Gilmore
J.G. Ireland
?
-
T/S.Lt.
01.02.1945 [0-35630]
21.12.1944
-
(07.1945)
First Lieutenant, HM MTB 486 (motor torpedo boat)

 
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Jackson,
John Bart
R. Jackson
Son of Harold Menzie Jackson (1897-1974), and Sarah Jeanette Brock (1897-1983).
Married ...; ... children (one son?).
01.05.1925
-
27.01.1991
T/Midsh. 15.08.1943 [0-35970]
T/S.Lt. 01.05.1944 (reld < 04.1946)
27.09.1943 - (10.1945) Navigating Officer, HMCS Assiniboine (destroyer)
Jackson,
Reginald
R. Jackson
1901 ?
-
08.03.1979
Victoria, British Columbia
[age 78]
Lt.Cdr. 19.11.1939 [0-36020]
A/Cdr. 01.01.1945
Volunteer Officers' Decoration VD ? ?
01.04.1945 - (05.1945) RCN Barracks, Shelburne, NS [HMCS Shelburne]
Jamdras,
Henry L
H.L. Jamdras
From New York City, US.
1920s ?
-
T/S.Lt. (E) ? (reld 1944/45?)
08.10.1943 - (04.1944) HMS Wild Goose (sloop)
Jarvis,
Edward Gilbert
"Ted"
E.G. Jarvis (Photo courtesy of Mr Kevin Joynt)
1917
-
T/S.Lt. ? [0-36300]
T/Lt. 03.10.1942
?, seniority 03.10.1941 (reld < 04.1946)
Mention in Despatches MID 14.06.1945 HM's birthday 45
05.03.1942 - (12.1942) HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS) (miscellaneous staff)
22.09.1942 - ? HMC MTB PT9 (motor torpedo boat)
18.05.1943 - 18.11.1943 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 072 (motor launch) (73rd ML Flotilla)
(12.1943) - (02.1944) HMCS Stadacona (RCN base, Halifax, NS)
06.03.1944 - (01.)1945 Commanding Officer, HMC ML 064 (motor launch) & as Senior Officer, 72nd ML Flotilla
17.01.1945 - (05.1945) HMCS Venture (depot ship)
Company executive.
Jarvis,
James Albert
J.A. Jarvis (Photo courtesy of V.Adm. Nigel D. Brodeur (retd))
?
-
T/El.Lt.Cdr. (R) 01.01.1945 [0-36310]
(08.1943)     Staff of Naval Member, Canadian Joint Staff Mission, Washington, DC
(05.1945)     Naval Service Headquarters, Ottawa
Jeffery,
Joseph
J. Jeffery
01.09.1907
London, Ontario
-
06.06.1999
London, Ontario
T/Cdr. (S)
14.02.1944 [0-36400]
T/A/Capt. (S)
?
Member of the Order of Canada CM
20.03.1999
University of Western Ontario
Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
01.01.1946
New Year 46
1940
-
1945
Naval Service HQ, Ottawa [HMCS Bytown]:



Secretary to Director of Naval Intelligence;

-
26.06.1943
Deputy Secretary to the Naval Board;
26.06.1943
-
(05.)1945
Secretary to the Naval Board
After a successful career in commerce and law, he holds the distinction of having the longest record of continuous service at the University of Western Ontario.
Jennings,
William Bruce
W.B. Jennings (Photo courtesy of Mr Rob Horne)
Son of Harry Bruce Jennings.
Married (12.01.1945) Joyce Walker, daughter of Albert William Walker.
?
-
11.12.2002
Toronto, Ontario
[19.11.2002 ?
Lancaster, OH ?]
?
? [V27217]
T/S.Lt.
? [0-36550]
T/Lt.
04.04.1944 (reld < 04.1946)



served as a rating
24.12.1943
-
(07.1945)
HMCS Collingwood (corvette)
Johnson,
Kenneth Lorne
K.L. Johnson (Photo courtesy of Mr Derek Johnson)
?
-
 
A/Lt. 07.09.1937 [0-36870]
Lt. ?, seniority 07.09.1937
Lt.Cdr. 07.09.1944 (reld 14.08.1945)
Mention in Despatches MID 10.04.1945
21.04.1945
for leadership, initiative and good judgement in rescuing the survivors of HMCS Clayoquot and in providing for the safety of his convoy during the rescue operations 24.12.44
07.09.1937     RCNVR Half Company Quebec City
06.09.1939 - 19.03.1940 Extended Defence, HMC Naval Base at Quebec [HMCS Venture]
20.03.1940 - 09.08.1940 Naval Control Service, HMC Naval Base at Quebec [HMCS Venture]
10.08.1940 - 30.09.1942 Commanding Officer, Quebec Division RCNVR, from 01.11.1941 known as HMCS Montcalm
15.01.1943 - 16.01.1944 First Lieutenant, HMCS Medicine Hat (minesweeper)
17.01.1944 - 15.05.1944 First Lieutenant, HMCS Acadia (anti-aircraft training ship)
16.05.1944 - 12.06.1945 Commanding Officer, HMCS Fennel (corvette) (despatches)
Jones,
Morris Ross
M.R. Jones
Son of Mr & Mrs M.H. Jones, of St Catharines, Ontario.
Married (1946, Divinity Hall) Joan DeLancey Johnson, daughter of Dr & Mrs Guy Johnson, of Westmount.
?
-
?
Prob. T/S.Lt. ? [0-37434]
20.01.1945 - (05.1945) HMCS Cornwallis (training establishment, Cornwallis, NS) (for executive officers' courses)
Joy,
Alexander Primrose Grahame
"Alec"
A.P.G. Joy
?
-
13.07.1996
Toronto, Ontario
T/A/S.Lt.
18.03.1940 [0-37590]
T/Lt.
18.03.1941 (reld 18.07.1945)
Mention in Despatches MID
21.12.1943
Operation Husky
30.03.1940


served RN 
02.09.1940
-
(02.1941)
HMS Hornet (Coastal Forces base, Gosport)
03.05.1943
-
03.10.1943
Commanding Officer, HM MTB 633 (motor torpedo boat)
(1944/45?)


Commanding Officer, HM MTB 759 (motor torpedo boat) [HMS Midge (Coastal Forces base, Great Yarmouth)]
Judge,
Ronald
"Ron"
R. Judge
Son of Thomas Judge (1856-1926), and Jane Ann Shotton (1874-1959).
Married Dorothy Ada Mary Taylor-Stoll.
(03?).1915
Sunderland, Co. Durham, UK
-
19.03.1997
The Glebe Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
T/Constr.Lt.
10.01.1943 (reld < 05.1945)
Apprenticeship at R.L. Thompson in Sunderland.
(10.1944)
-
(01.1945)
no appointment listed
Judges,
Ronald Alfred
R.A. Judges (Photo courtesy of Chanin Graham) R.A. Judges (Photo courtesy of Chanin Graham)
R.A. Judges (Photo courtesy of Chanin Graham)
R.A. Judges (Photo courtesy of Chanin Graham)
R.A. Judges (Photo courtesy of Chanin Graham)
R.A. Judges (Photo courtesy of Chanin Graham)
Son of Mrs. Nellie Sara Judges.
Married (01.02.1940, Toronto, Ontario), Marjorie Adelaide Stoneburgh, a Canadian platform diving champion (died 31.05.1993); two daughters
From Toronto, Ontario
24.08.1910
Hastings district, Sussex, UK
-
02.04.1993
[Toronto?], Ontario
T/A/Lt.
15.01.1940 [0-37650]
T/A/Lt.Cdr.
?
T/Lt.Cdr.
01.07.1944 (reld 21.12.1945)
Mention in Despatches MID
01.01.1944
06.01.1944
New Year 44 *
1939-1945 Star 39|45 St
-
-
Atlantic Star Atl St
-
-
Defence Medal Def M
-
-
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal CdnVolSM
-
-
War Medal 1939-1945 WM 39|45
-
-
* Acting Lieutenant-Commander Judges, as Commanding Officer of HMCS Cobalt showed a fine fighting spirit and great skill and determination in the handling of his ship, laying it alongside a blazing tanker with a cargo of gasoline. It was due to his inspiration, leadership and bravery that he and his ship's company were able to save this valuable ship from total loss by putting out the fires.
Employed by the Advertising Department of the Toronto Telegram.
(02.1941)
 
 
no appointment listed
01.05.1941
-
1941 
HMCS Saskatoon (corvette) (till 08.06.1941 'stand by')
23.11.1941
-
 (02.)1943
HMCS Sudbury (corvette)
06.05.1943
-
03.03.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Cobalt (corvette)
05.04.1944
-
03.09.1944
Commanding Officer, HMCS Winnipeg (minesweeper)
04.09.1944
-
18.10.1945
Commanding Officer, HMCS Cap-de-la-Madeleine (frigate) (till 30.09.1944 'stand by')
22.10.1945
-
(04.1946)
Montreal Naval Division [HMCS Donnaconna]
Assistant Director, then Director of Advertising of the Montreal Star. President of Advertising and Sales Executives Club of Montreal. Member of the Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association, and made President of the Newspaper Advertising Managers Association of Eastern Canada. President of the Canadian Newspapers Association, 1964-1969. Executive Vice President of the Montreal Star (1970), and the second Canadian ever to be elected President of the International Newspaper and Advertising Executives. President of the Naval Officers Association of Montreal. Active member of the RCYC (Royal Canadian Yacht Club) and the National Yacht Club, as well as the QCYC (Queen City Yacht Club), winning several sailing races.
 
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