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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Gudewill, Edward Hamilton (Eddie) - After his naval service he developed a jukebox franchise in Vancouver BC. He established Goodwill Bottling in Victoria. He died while on board the yacht Sprite V. (Source: The Nauticapedia)
Ships served in: HMCS DISCOVERY (Divisional Strength) 15 Jan 1943 as a Prob SLt, RCNVR (Service file for Edward Gudewill) HMCS DISCOVERY - Appointed to Discovery 01 Jul 1943 as a Prob SLt, RCNVR (Service file for Edward Gudewill) HMCS CORNWALLIS & HMCS KINGS - Appointed to Cornwallis and Kings 28 Jul 1943 as a Probationary SLt, RCNVR add'l for Training and Disposal (Service file for Edward Gudewill) HMCS VENTURE - Appointed to Venture 29 Nov 1943 as a SLt, RCNVR, add'l for duty with Capt. (M.L.) (Service file for Edward Gudewill) ML Q117 - Appointed to ML Q117 17 Dec 1943 as a SLt, RCNVR, XO (Service file for Edward Gudewill). Served as CO 17 Dec 1943 - 25 Jan 1944 (Macpherson-Burgess - Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-1981) ML Q058 - Appointed to ML Q058 27 Jan 1944 as a SLt, RCNVR, XO (Service file for Edward Gudewill) HMCS NENE - Appointed to Nene 04 Apr 1944 as a SLt, RCNVR (Navy List May 1944). Appointed A/Lt, RCNVR 01 Jul 1944 (Service file for Edward Gudewill) HMCS ROSTHERN - Appointed to Rosthern 07 Aug 1944 as an A/Lt, RCNVR (Navy List Sep 1944) HMCS VEGREVILLE - Appointed to Vegreville 16 Nov 1944 as an A/Lt, RCNVR (Navy List Jan 1945) HMCS NIOBE - Appointed to Niobe (add'l for passage to Canada) 10 Jun 1945 as an A/Lt, RCNVR (Service file for Edward Gudewill) HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to Stadacona as an A/Lt, RCNVR (add'l for leave) (Service file of Lt Gudewill) * Appointed Lt, RCNVR 12 Sep 1945 (seniority 01 Jul 1944) (Service file of Lt Gudewill) HMCS SARNIA - Appointed to Sarnia 22 Jun 1945 as an Lt, RCNVR. Appointed XO 17 Jul 1945 (Service file for Edward Gudewill) HMCS CORNWALLIS - Appointed to Cornwallis 04 Sep 1945 as an Lt, RCNVR add'l for demobilization (Service file for Edward Gudewill) HMCS DISCOVERY - Appointed to Discover 07 Sep 1945 as an Lt, RCNVR. Appointed Lt, RCNVR (seniority 01 Jul 1944) (Service file for Edward Gudewill). HMCS DISCOVERY - Demobilized 19 Oct 1945 (Service file for Edward Gudewill)
(1-2) Service Summary (3-4) Attestation paper
(5) Appointment to HMCS DISCOVERY, Divisional Strength (6) Appointment to HMCS DISCOVERY, CORNWALLIS & KINGS (7) Appointed to Venture for duty with Capt M.L. (8) Appointment to Q091 (9) Appointment to Q117 (10) Appointment to Q058
(11) Appointment to A/Lt (12) Appointment to HMCS ROSTHERN (13) Appointment to HMCS VEGREVILLE (14) Appointment to HMCS NIOBE for passage and HMCS STADACONA for leave (15) Appointment to HMCS SARNIA
(16) "Seaman" Eddie Gudewill, front, 2nd from left. Christmas Day aboard ML Q117. The "officer" on the left of the photo is the youngest rating onboard ship and is "Commanding Officer for the day".
* A longstanding Naval tradition in the RCN - on Christmas Day - the youngest sailor on the ship exchanges places with the CO and becomes the CO for the day and the CO, in this case, SLt Gudewill, becomes a rating.
(18) SLt Gudewill on ML Q117 - Dec 43-Jan 44 (19) SLt Gudewill (right) with (believed to be) Lt Romeo Synette on ML Q058 (20) Lt Gudewill in galley with cook on unknown ship
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