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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ships served in:
(JVW01) Portrait of CPO J. Vincent Wesley (JVW02) Vincent Wesley's identity tags (JVW03) Vincent Wesley's travel case, duffle bag lock, sea knife, bos'n's call, cap badge, ribbon bar, and uniform brass buttons (JVW04) Shipwright trade badges and Canada shoulder flashes (JVW05) Overseas service chevrons - 1 for each year overseas service
(JVW06) Vincent Wesley's name and service number stencil (JVW07) Leading Seaman rating badge (JVW08) Petty Officer rating badge (JVW09) Leading Telegraphist trade badge (JVW10) Chief Stoker trade badge
(JVW11) Luggage tag from RCN Barracks Toronto (JVW12) RCNVR HALIFAX and HMC DESTROYER cap tallies (JVW13) Vincent Wesley's Kit List - Issued at Toronto Division RCNVR (JVW14) Vincent Wesley's Request form for 1st Good Conduct Badge - May 1944 (JVW15) Undated personal interest newspaper article - CPO Vincent Wesley serving in HMCS BEAVER
(JVW16) C&POs meal card - dated 06 Jun 1944 - possibly HMCS SCOTIAN or RCN Barracks Halifax (JVW17) Vincent Wesley - Request for Compassionate Discharge while serving in HMCS SCOTIAN - dated 27 Nov 1944 (JVW18) Vincent Wesley's Station Card for RCN Barracks Halifax - HMCS PEREGRINE stamp dated 03 Nov 1944 (JVW19) Vincent Wesley's List of Personal Property (Tools) while serving in HMCS CHARNY (JVW20) Vincent Wesley's List of Personal Property (Tools) while serving in HMCS BEAVER
(JVW21) Untitled poem - written to ?? on a Naval Message pad (JVW22-JVW23) Poem "Air Raid" (JVW24-JVW25) Instructions for Ratings Discharged from HMCS YORK
(JVW026) Business card for Navy House 1177 Mountain St., Montreal (JVW027) Sailors leaving the Navy House, 1177 Mountain St., Montreal JVW028.) 1177 Mountain St, Montreal in 2021 - the Chateau Dufresne (source: google maps)
(JVW29) Report of Collision or Grounding - blank from (JVW30-JVW31) RCN Recruiting pamphlet - HMCS YORK (JVW32) War Services Information Bureau card - Montreal, Quebec (JVW33) Car and Bus Lines Map - Toronto
(JVW34) Invitation to a Welcome Home Reception at HMCS YORK after the war
(JVW35) RCN Damage Control Training for the RCN - Second World War (JVW36) RCN Barracks Halifax - Instructions for the Information and Guidance of New Entries (JVW37)The Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League - Constitution and General By-Laws (JVW38) The Crow's Nest newspaper - Vol 1 No. 5, Nov 1942 (JVW039) Canadian Geographic Journal - Nov 1944
(JVW040) HMCS SCOTIAN Christmas Menu - 1944 (JVW041) Jack Dempsey postcard (JVW042) Victory cartoon of Hitler being flushed down the toilet
Vincent Wesley, Family and Friends
(JVW043) PO Vincent Wesley on his motorcycle (JVW044) Vincent Wesley ashore. The people in the photo near Vincent random people on the street when the photo was taken (JVW045) Vincent Wesley with ?? (JVW046) Vincent Wesley (JVW047) Frank Johnstone with ??
(JVW048) Vincent Wesley with ?? (JVW049) Vincent Wesley (left) and Frank Johnstone right with ?? (JVW050) Frank Johnstone with ?? (JVW051) Vincent Wesley (left), Frank Johnstone with ?? (JVW052) Frank Johnstone, Vincent Wesley (right) with ??
(JVW053...) CPO Vincent Wesley with Marie - New Liskeard, NS - Aug 1944 (JVW054) Vincent Wesley on his motorcycle (JVW055) Friends and shipmates ashore - Dartmouth Lakes 1944. Frank Johnstone 1st on left. CPO Vincent Wesley 2nd from right
HMCS CHARNY
(JVW056) PO Vincent Wesley's Watch and Quarter Bill card for HMCS CHARNY (JVW057) J.V. Wesley - Request for Weekend Leave 3-5 Apr 1943 while serving in HMCS CHARNY (JVW058) Leave ticket for J.V. Wesley 3-5 Apr 1943 while serving in HMCS CHARNY (JVW059) Leave ticket for J.V. Wesley 21-23 Aug 1943 while serving in HMCS CHARNY (JVW060) Leave ticket for J.V. Wesley 18-20 Dec 1943 while serving in HMCS CHARNY
(JVW061) HMCS CHARNY Christmas card - undated (JVW062-JVW063) HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW064) Vincent Wesley (Chippie) and Bert Cox on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW065) Vincent Wesley (Chippie) and Frank Johnstone on HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW066) Pete Levie and Frank Johnstone on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW067) Jitney at Lunenburg (JVW068) Pete Levie, Vincent Wesley (Chippie) and Frank Johnstone on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW069) Pete Levie, Vincent Wesley (Chippie) and Frank Johnstone on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW070) Frank Johnstone, Pete Levie and Vincent Wesley (Chippie) in/by the crow's nest on HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW071) Frank Johnstone, Pete Levie and Vincent Wesley (Chippie) on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW072) Pete Levie, Vincent Wesley (Chippie) and R. Gagnon on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW073) Pete Levie and Vincent Wesley (Chippie) on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW074) Peter Levie on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW075) Vincent Wesley (Chippie) and A. Moyer on HMCS CHARNY S02
(JW076) Pete Levie and Vincent Wesley (Chippie) in the crow's nest on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW077) Vincent Wesley on HMCS CHARNY S02, Lunenburg, NS (JVW078) Unknown sailor on HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW079) Stevens, Telegraphist on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW080-JVW081) HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW082) HMCS CHARNY circa 1940-41 (JVW083) Unknown sailors climbing up the TO the crow's nest on HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW084) Lt (E) Tizard and ERA Dick Hunter on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW085) Vincent Wesley (Chippie) in the engine room air intake on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW086) Sunrise at Lunenburg, NS (JVW087) Frank Johnstone on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW088) Vincent Wesley (Chippie) on HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW089) Aircraft making low level flight along coastal waters (JVW090) Gun deck / fo'c's'le of HMCS CHARNY S02 as seen from the crow's nest (JVW091-JVW092) Crew of HMCS CHARNY S02 ashore on a beach - several ships at anchor in the background (JVW093) Looking aft on HMCS CHARNEY S02 - a depth charge is visible in the centre of the photo
(JVW094) Whaler approaches HMCS CHARNY S02 - note that she already has 2 other boats alongside (JVW095) PO Vincent Wesley is one of the oarsmen as the whaler returns to HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW096) PO Vincent Wesley (on right with white cap) with 2 other POs conducting / watching ship's maintenance on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW097-JVW098) Vincent Wesley performing maintenance on HMCS CHARNY S02
(...) Two unknown CPOs on HMCS CHARNY S02 (...) Unknown vessel astern of HMCS CHARNY S02. Photo taken from CHARNY'S crow's nest (...) An Eastern Passage beach (...) R. Herron, A. Day and R. Dibben at the beach
(JVW103) Lt Shaw (right) and unknown officer on HMCS CHARNY S02 holding lobsters (JVW104) Chief Skipper William H. Crawford (poss Crocker??) with a lobster holding on to his tunic on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW105) Jennings, ship's cox'n (right) and Lt John F. Stevens on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW106) Sailors on HMCS CHARNY S02 - Gus Winslade, Hannibal, unknown, Onie, Lt Stevens, unknown (JVW107) Looking aft across the boat deck of HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW108) Looking forward across the boat deck of HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW109-JVW111) HMCS CHARNY in rough seas (JVW112) Unknown ships in the distance - possibly convoy escorts
(JVW113) Merchant ships in convoy (JVW114) Chebucto Head Lighthouse (JVW115) Location unknown. Possibly the approaches to Halifax harbour (JVW116) Gun deck and guard rails on HMCS CHARNY icing-up (JVW117) HMCS CHARNY with a bit of snow and ice on her bridge face
(JVW118) Submerged life boat / whaler (JVW119) Survivors from unknown ship being rescued (JVW120) HMCS KAMLOOPS K176 - taken from the crow's nest of an unknown ship (JVW121) Unknown troop ship (JVW122) Unknown destroyer
(JVW123-JVW126) Gunnery drills on HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW127-JVW128) Tug alongside merchant vessel in harbour (JVW129) Unknown vessel making smoke (JVW130-JVW131) Unknown passenger ship / troop ship
(JVW132-JVW133) Unknown merchant ship (JVW134) K. McConnell on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW135) R. Herron and D. Sutton on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW136) Invitation to a Ship's Company Dance to be held in Lunenburg Monday, 8 February 1943
(JVW137) L-R: Anderson (cook), Gardener (OS), Vincent Wesley (shipwright) (JVW138) L-R: Frank Johnstone (steward) and J. Sutton (cook) (JVW139) L-R: J.Sutton, Frank Johnston, Vincent Wesley, unknown and unknown (JVW140) L-R: standing: unknown, Vincent Wesley, Frank Johnstone - front, unknown (JVW141) L-R: unknown, Frank Johnstone, unknown, unknown, J. Sutton
(JVW142) Unknown CPO on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW143) Unknown CPO on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW144) Unknown CPOs and PO on HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW145) Unknown ratings on HMCS CHARNY S02 - cooks, stewards, writers - the 1st on the left is a LS (JVW146) Quarterdeck of HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW147) View from a hilltop overlooking an unknown harbour - possibly Lunenburg, NS (JVW148) Ship's whaler departing HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW149) Unknown sailors on HMCS CHARNY'S bridge wing (JVW150-JVW151) HMCS CHARNY'S crew enjoying a cook-out ashore
(JVW152) HMCS CHARNY S02 shipmates ashore in Lunenburg, NS 1943-44. Vincent Wesley on the left (JVW153) HMCS CHARNY S02 Shipmates ashore in Lunenburg, NS 1943-44 (JVW154) Sailors off HMCS CHARNY S02 ready for skating at/near Lunenburg, NS 1943-44 (JVW155) Sailors and mascot by gun of HMCS CHARNY S02. Vincent Wesley 2nd from right (JVW156) L-R: CPO R. Herron, PO Vincent Wesley and CPO J. Henshaw on HMCS CHARNY S02
(JVW157) Allied sub passing by merchant ship in harbour - location unknown. Photo taken from HMCS CHARNY S02 (JVW158) Catch of the day being shown off on HMCS CHARNY S02. L-R: J. Dering, Frank Johnstone, J. Moore, unknown
HMCS BEAVER
(JVW159) HMCS BEAVER Canteen card dated 13 Oct 1944 (JVW160) Blank HMCS BEAVER Station Card (JVW161) HMCS BEAVER S10
The photos below are of a visit by WRENS to HMCS BEAVER for what looks like a familiarization at sea. There are is no information with the photos other than the RCN Negative number which is listed below the photos. The photos are sorted by negative number.
HMCS PRESTONIAN
(JVW162) HMCS PRESTONIAN Christmas card (JVW163) Vincent Wesley's Station Card for HMCS PRESTONIAN (JVW164) HMCS PRESTONIAN'S gunshield art (JVW165) HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 pennant (JVW166) V.E. Day ribbon - HMCS PRESTONIAN - First ship to deliver German prisoners to Canada
HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 in the Dartmouth slips for repairs - Oct 1944
(JVW167) CPO Vincent Wesley by the propeller shaft bracket of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 while undergoing repairs in the Dartmouth slips (JVW168-JVW169) CPO Vincent Wesley (left) with unknown PO by the ship's rudder of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 while undergoing repairs in the Dartmouth slips
Note: Commissioned in Quebec City on 13 Sep 1944, HMCS PRESTONIAN arrived in Halifax in Oct 1944 in need of repairs and it was not until Jan 1945 before she could go to Bermuda for work-ups.
(JVW170) HMCS STE THERESE K366 (JVW171) Unknown sailor standing on the ice-covered fo'c's'le of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 (JVW172) Unknown sailor between the barrels of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 (JVW173) Ice partially cleared off of the gun deck and face of the bridge of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 (JVW174) Unknown sailor on the ice-covered port side of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662. Photo after looking forward.
(JVW175) HMCS INCH ARRAN K667 (JVW176-JVW177) HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 conducting a light line transfer with HMCS INCH ARRAN K667. From the angle of the photos - they were taken from the crow's nest of HMCS PRESTONIAN (JVW178) HMCS INCH ARRAN K667 conducting a transfer with HMCS PRESTONIAN K662. It looks like fuel line is rigged between the ships (JVW179) Hands to bathe - sailors on HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 going for a swim
(JVW180) HMCS ST BONIFACE J332 (JVW181) Unknown warship (JVW182) Unknown warship (JVW183) Unknown warship following astern of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662. Based on her wake, PRESTONIAN is travelling at a high rate of speed (JVW184) CPO Vincent Wesley with a bandaged up right arm aboard HMCS PRESTONIAN K662
(JVW185) HMCS PRESTONIAN'S mascot (JVW186) depth charge exploding astern of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 (JVW187) CPO Vincent Wesley by the after gun mount of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 (JVW188) Quarterdeck of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 showing a bit of ice build-up (JAVW189) HMCS PRESTONIAN K662, port side looking forward. the ship is showing a bit of ice build-up
(JVW190) Sailors on the after gun platform on HMCS PRESTONIAN K662. CPO Vincent Wesley, standing, 1st on left (JAV191) Sailors on the after gun / gun platform on HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 (JVW192) Three unknown sailors on HMCS PRESTONIAN K662. The sailor on the right has a PO rank badge and 1st good conduct stripe on his jacket (JVW194) Unknown corvette (JVW195) HMCS STE THERESE K366
(JVW195) Convoy off in the distance (JVW196) Unknown sailor on watch as look-out on HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 (JVW197) HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 making good speed - her wake is disappearing in the distance (JVW198) Unknown hospital ship (JVW199) Depth charge explodes starboard side aft of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662
(JVW200-JVW202) Quarterdeck of HMCS PRESTONIAN K662 awash in heavy seas
Photos - General
(JVW203) Depth charge set a 100 ft, exploding astern of unknown ship (JVW204-JVW205) RCN Training Vessel HMCS PATHFINDER T1 (JVW206) Unknown sailor (JVW207) Sailors ashore somewhere in Newfoundland - Jul 1944
(JVW208) Unknown sailing vessel (JVW209) Unknown allied sub alongside unknown vessel - possibly at Halifax (JVW210) Mascot with unknown sailor on unknown ship. Mascots got pampered. This cat had it's own hammock (JVW211) Troopship RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH (JVW212) Engineer in the engine room of an unknown ship
(JVW213) webmaster's note: The event in this photo is unknown, but all the sailors are carrying their travel cases and look extremely happy
Postcards
(JVW214) Divisions - HMC Dockyard, Halifax, NS (JVW215) Battleship HMS KING GEORGE V (JVW216) Dutch submarine that was used for Anti-Submarine training with the RCN (JVW217) Destroyer in a trough in heavy seas (JVW218) Destroyers laying a smoke screen - HMS WITCH D89 front, centre
(JVW219) German pocket battleship ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE (JVW220) ADMIRAL GRAFF SPEE in Montevideo showing battle damage after the Battle of the River Plate against ships of the Royal Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy (JVW221) HMCS STADACONA Band (JVW222) Unknown RCN corvette (JVW223) Torpedo away
(JVW224) Recovering a training / dummy torpedo (JVW225) HMCS RESTIGOUCHE passing under the bridge at Montreal, QC (JVW226) HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04 (JVW227) Battleship HMS REVENGE
Newspaper articles of various ships, sailors and events
Articles on Warships Lost During the Second World War
HMCS OAKVILLE sinks U-94
(JVW238) Two Canadian Sailors Capture Crew of Sinking Sub - Article on the sinking of U-94 by HMCS OAKVILLE K178 - The Halifax Mail 10 Nov 1942 (JVW239) Crew Members of Heroic OAKVILLE - The Halifax Mail Star (JVW240) Two Canadians Leap Aboard U-Boat and Gain Control at Pistol Point
HMCS ASSINIBOINE'S battle against U-210
(JVW241) Artist rendition of HMCS ASSINIBOINE ramming U-210 - Halifax Herald, Sat., 19 Sep 1942 (JVW242) HMCS ASSINIBOINE wins battle against U-210 (JVW243) HMCS ASSINIBOINE sinks Nazi sub in close range gun battle (JVW244) These Nazis Will Raid No More - HMCS ASSINIBOINE rescues survivors of U-210 (JVW245) OS Kenneth Watson killed by U-boat shell
(JVW246) CPO Max Bernay's, Cox'n of HMCS ASSINIBOINE manned the helm of HMCS ASSINIBOINE during battle with U-210 while fires burned around the wheelhouse (JVW247) We threw everything at them but potato masher (JVW248) Sto PO Edward Moore, HMCS ASSINIBOINE, wounded in action against U-210 (JVW249) Photo of U-210 just off HMCS ASSINIBOINE'S beam - The Star Weekly, Toronto, 03 Oct 1942
The launching of HMCS MICMAC 20 Sep 1943
The surrender and sinking of U-190
Articles on various ships
(JVW262) Article on the newly commissioned HMCS CHAUDIERE H99 - Halifax Daily Star, Thur, 20 Jan 1944 (JVW263) HMCS CAMROSE credited with possible u-boat kill - Toronto Daily Star 05 May 1943 (JVW264) Officers and rating awarded for Gallant Rescue Work in the sinking of HMCS WEYBURN (JVW265) General article on Canadian Corvettes. Ship in the photo is HMCS KITCHENER 225 Note: The censor blanked our her pendant number on the hull but left the signal flags showing her pendant number (JVW266) HMCS FENNEL Helps Sink U-Boat
(JVW267) Minesweeper CHEDABUCTO Rammed (JVW268) HMCS HALIFAX K237 sold to Capt. Archibald S. Publicover who plans to convert her to a banana boat (JVW269) HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC sinks U-224 (JVW270) Officers of HMCS COMOX - Chief Skipper J.N. Vezina, RCNR; Lt H.J. Fry, RCNVR; and CO, Lt J.E. Duggan, RCNR (JVW271) A.A. Cruiser HMCS PRINCE DAVID fights off German bombers in convoy battle
(JVW272) Surrendered German U-boat U-889 arrives at Shelburne, NS (JVW273) HMCS MALPEQUE J148 conducts minesweeping operations (JVW274) LS Allan Still aboard HMCS MALPEQUE J148 (JVW275) HMCS GEORGIAN J144 rescued crew of downed US Flying Fortress (JVW276) Articles on Canada's Fairmile Motor Launches
(JVW277) HMCS IROQUOIS G89 A Seagoing Village (JVW278) HMCS IROQUOIS G89 Joins Canada's Fighting Fleet (JVW279) HMCS UGANDA arrives in Esquimalt after service in the Pacific (JVW280) HMCS MAGEDOMA - Training Yacht for Sea Cadets (JVW281) HMCS PATHFINDER T1 - RCN Training Vessel for RCN Barracks Toronto
(JVW282) HMCS OTTAWA H31 - Vengeance Mission of New Canadian Destroyer
The Invasion of Sicily
Articles on Officers and Ratings
(JVW286) Cdr Bonnycastle becomes CO of HMCS KINGS (JVW287) Particle article on Surg-Lt J.R. Bingham, RCNVR (JVW288) Wren Doris Brinacombe serving in the WRCNS (JVW289) Martimers in crew of minesweeper keeping port of Halifax open - AB Leslie D. Mason, RCNR of Lunenburg, NS; AB Eugene F. Webber, RCNR of Upper Lakeville, NS; O/Stwd A.M. Leblance, RCNVR of Lower Wedgeport, NS and Cook B.H.C. Killam, RCNVR of Sydney, NS
Misc. Articles
(JVW290) Canada Launches 12 Ships Today - The Toronto Daily Star 18 Sep 1943 (JVW291) Article on minesweeping and anti-submarine operations (JVW292) Nutrition goes to Sea - article on the development of survival rations for life rafts. Ship in the article - HMCS OTTAWA H60 (JVW293) Article on Bangor class minesweepers (JVW294) Ferry Governor Cornwallis burns in Halifax Harbour
(JVW295) 15 Months Limit For Active Sea Fight (JVW296) The Navy's Part (JVW297) CO Announces Surrender of Italy at Divisions at HMCS STADACONA (JVW298) Celebrations in Halifax after the surrender of Italy is announced (JVW299) Defeat of subs was the beginning of the end
(JVW300) Queen Mary Escaped By Hairbreadth (JVW301) Propaganda article on the German warships TIRPITZ, SCHARNHORST and LUTZOW being scuttled by their crews after Italy surrendered in 1943 - which was incorrect (JVW302) Frigates, Escort Carriers win their "Spurs" as U-boat hunters (JVW303) New RCN Hospital built at RCN Barracks Halifax (JVW304) Sailors Carry Beer From Looted Halifax Brewery
(JVW305) Four Destroyers Obtained From Britain - KOOTENAY H75, SASKATCHEWAN H70, GATINEAU H61 and OTTAWA H31 (JVW306) Battleship HMS ANSON (JVW307) HMCS ICEBERG - corvette returns to port after wartime patrol (JVW308) Minesweepers keep port of Halifax open
Poems
(JVW309) Poem - "Memo From a Freighter" (JVW310) Poem - "Destroyer" (JVW311) Poem - "The Ordinary Seaman"
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