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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ronald served in the from 25 May 1941 to 26 Jul 1945. He was demobilized at HMCS York, Toronto on 26 Jul 1945. Ronald met his future wife when he was taking courses at the University of Toronto and they married on 29 Dec 1941. Ronald passed away in Pickering, ON on 20 Dec 2005 just shy of his 85th birthday.
The portrait of Ronald (below) shows a Torpedoman trade badge. He may have commenced training as a Torpedoman prior to becoming a Submarine Detector - as torpedomen were the electricians on board ship and his Certificate of Service indicates he completed an Electrical course at U of T. There is also a possibility that he enlisted as an SD as there is anecdotal information that at the start of the war, for security reasons, SDs wore a trade badge other than there own - but this has not been confirmed. There is no specific information in his service file that he qualified as a Torpedoman.
Ships served in: TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 16 May 1941 as an OS (Spec), RCNVR. Commenced Active Service 16 May 1941. HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 08 Oct 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS CARTIER - Drafted to CARTIER 03 Nov 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Nov 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS GRANDMERE - Drafted to GRANDMERE 24 Nov 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS VEGREVILLE - Drafted to VEGREVILLE 10 Dec 1941 as an OS, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Jan 1942 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated A/SD 21 Feb 1942 HMCS CAMROSE - Drafted to CAMROSE 26 Feb 1942 as an OS, RCNVR * Rated AB 16 May 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 14 Sep 1942 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS SASKATOON - Drafted to SASKATOON 16 Sep 1943 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Jan 1944 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 09 Feb 1944 as an AB, RCNVR * Rated HSD 20 May 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 07 Jun 1944 as an AB, RCNVR HMCS CAPTOR II - Drafted to CAPTOR II 14 Jul 1944 as an AB, RCNVR * Re-attested SHORE BRANCH 31 Aug 1944 * Rated AB (S) 31 Aug 1944 * Rated A/LS (S) 01 Sep 1944 HMCS PROTECTOR - Drafted to PROTECTOR 30 May 1945 as an A/LS (S), RCNVR HMCS YORK - Drafted to YORK 07 Jul 1945 as an A/LS (S), RCNVR * Demobilized 26 Jul 1945
Article on sailors on HMCS Camrose - Ronald Wismer 1st on right Toronto Daily Star 14 Jul 1943
..... on their wedding day -
(left) - Ronald's certificate of discharge from the RCNVR (right) Authorization for Ron to wear the War Service Pin. click on the above certificates to view a larger image
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For Posterity's Sake 
