Ships served in:

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Served in CORNWALLIS for training 02 Jun 1943 - 02 Jul 1943 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR

HMCS KINGS - Served in KINGS for training 03 Jul 1943 - 02 Oct 1943 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR.  Note:  his record of pay shows he was at KINGS until 03 Oct 1943

HMCS KENORA - Served in KENORA from 04 Oct 1943 - 07 Feb 1945 as a SLt and A/Lt, RCNVR

HMS LISCOMB - Appointed to LISCOMB 08 Feb 1945

HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Served in RESTIGOUCHE after VE-day when she was ferrying troops back to Canada

* Appointment Terminated (Demobilized) 02 Jan 1946 as an A/Lt, RCN(R) (Navy List Apr 1946)

HMCS STAR (Retired List) - as a Lt, RCN(R) (seniority 25 Aug 1948) (Navy List Jul 1952)

* Last noted on the Retired List at HMCS STAR as a Lt, RCN(R) (Navy List Jan 1960)

Service Documents

(AB00a - AG00b) A letter requesting Alexander Gow report in for an interview to discuss commencement of active service and a letter giving a date of 17 Dec 1942 for commencement of Active Service

(AG00c) Statement of pay as a Prob. SLt  (AG00d) Flimsy for HMCS CORNWALLIS  (AG00e) Flimsy for HMCS KINGS 03 Jul 1943 - 02 Oct 1943  (AG00f) Promotion to A/Lt, RCNVR effective 24 May 1944  (AG00g) Flimsy for HMCS KENORA 04 OCT 1943 - 07 FEB 1945

Photos

(AG01) SLt Alexander Murray Gow on HMCS KENORA  (AG02) Lt, Douglas Wilson Lowe, CO, HMCS KENORA  (AG03) Officers on HMCS KENORA L-R:  Jack Morgan, Johnny Steedman, Lt Doug Lowe, CO, Alexander Gow, Dave Stevens and Andrew (Scotty) Scott

Up Spirits on HMCS KENORA J281

Alexander Gow can be seen in photos AG04-AG07 in the white dress shirt with sleeves rolled up.

Photograph holder that Alexander Gow had made from a piece of a broken bridge window and two Oerlikon shells from HMCS KENORA

Courtesy of Doug Gow

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