For Posterity's Sake         

A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project

 

In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar

 

William (Bill) Easton

 

RCNVR

 

Died: 1982

 

Ships served in:

HMCS ROSTHERN

 

Bill's brother Red Easton also served in the Navy during the Second World War

 

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(WE01) William (Bill) Easton with his younger brother Robert (Bob) Easton  (WE02) Cloth print of an HMCS ROSTHERN badge.  There is a similar version of this badge used for a jacket patch - but there is no confirmed use of this as gunshield or bridge art.

 

             

Picture Story of a Convoy's Battle Against Nazi Subs

Look Magazine - 09 Feb 1943

 

The article is centered around a US Coast Guard ship - but mentions Canadian corvettes.

 


 

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