TROIS-RIVIERES J269 - Ship's Company Photos

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HMCS TROIS-RIVIERES J269

SHIP'S COMPANY PHOTOS

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HMCS TROIS-RIVIERES J269

circa Apr-Jul 1945

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From the collection Don Birdsell

Bridge: (65) Connor, William (Blondie) (66) Dean, Ed

5th Row: (45) N.E. Sewell (46) J.C.O'Connor (47) George Lawson (48) William Dawson (49) George Ross Fraser (50) W.G. (Wally) - Caslick, R.C. - McMurray - R.T. McPhee - C.P. Hill (Ernie Hill) - C.J. Cooper - P. Sochowski - K. Tanner - R. McNicol - G.J. Colwill - Al Scalzo - Jack E. Lee (Stoker) - A.C. Robertson - H. Biron - J.H. Bloating

4th Row: Frank Wells, (31) Charles R. Waterman (32) A. English (33) Joe Sullivan (34) J.M. Sharland (35) Don Birdsell (36) Arthur D. Hall (Coxswain) (37) M. Fedeluk (38) F.E. Watsham (39) ? Curham (40) Charles Mathewson (Tel) (41) Al Stewart (42) Al Ballard (43) Brian Mulvihill (44) R.S. Harding.

3rd Row: (22) A.D. Bartlett (23) G. Hardiker (24) W.C. Neck (25) C.E. Henry (26) I.W. Mole (27) J.A. Blackwell (28) L. Penny

2nd Row: (10) Maurice ("Whitey") Hampson (11) George Ronald (12) Robert Sinclair Nairne (13) Graham Gould (14) J.R. Ferguson (15) Maurice D. Gagnon, Commanding Officer (16) T.H. Quigley (19) Benny Roach (18) C.R. Lucas (19) John F. Wall (20) George H. Beattie (21) H. Boyd

Front: Higginson - Val Agnelli - Robert Howells - R. Swan - P. Donnelly - J. Vauthier - Harley Field

Ship's mascot being held by #53

HMCS TROIS-RIVIERES J269

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From the collection of John (Scotty) Cartmill

Courtesy of Paul Cartmill

Note 1: Photo was taken during the time when A/LCdr Kaizer was CO. He was CO twice 12 Aug 1942 - 11 Feb 1943 and 11 Mar 1943 - 15 Nov 1943

Note 2: Ship's Mascots - Newfie, John and Screech. They were picked up at Red Bay, Labrador. Newfie is being held by Russ Mulholland (#9)

Note 3: #18 is not visible in this photo but is visible in the photo below.

(1) Mahoney, Douglas, Stwd (2) Braggs, Nathan, NavO (3) Roach, Benny, EO, (4) Kaizer, G.M., A/LCdr, CO (5) Allen, Williard, 1st Lt (6) Worsley, Slt (7) Williams, A. Ray, Slt (8) Leonard, Harry, Tel

(9) Mulholland, Russell, Stores (10) Fowler, Harold, Sto (11) Green, Louis, L/Sig (12) Burchmore, Edward, LS (13) Ridgewell, Alfred, Sto (14) Morrison, Bruce (Bunky), AB (15) Gauld Charles, Sig (16) Robinson, Russell R, AB (17) Mulvihill, Brian (18) Allen, J.C., Coder (19) Brown, Colin E., L/Tel (20) Forbes, Joseph, E.A. (21) Squarebriggs, Sterling, Stwd (22) unknown (23) unknown (24) Green, William, AB (25) Nielson, AB (26) unknown, Sto (27) Brooks, LS (28) Gauld, Harry, Sto (29) unknown (30) Dunmore, D., AB (31) McLean, Douglas, AB (32) Stewart, Allan, LS (33) Rizzo, Frank, AB (34) Cartmill, John (Scotty), AB (35) MacDonald, Eldon, Tel (36) Board, Gordon, LS (37) Beccarea, John, LS (38) unknown (39) Dunham, Frank, Cook (40) unknown

(41) Buleah, Henry, AB (42) unknown (43) Bowen, R., AB (44) McDormand, Eldridge (45) Findley, Ian (Doc), SBA (46) Harper, Frank, Sto (47) Craft, Russel, Sto (48) Harding, R. Shirley, CERA (49) Clarke, Norman, M/M (50) Ward, Frank, ERA (51) Blackwell, Jack A., A/M/M (52) Purcell, Vernon, LS (53) Jones, J., Sto (54) Underhill, Harry, AB (55) Picard, Russell, AB (56) Fraser, Ross, AB (57) Blaikie, Bob, LS (58) Colbeck, Frank, AB, ASDIC (59) Hemmings, Stan, Coder (60) Kenny, Ronald, Sig (61) Blouin, Joseph R., Coder (62) Unknown, Sig