In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Source: Logs and Lines from the Winnipeg River - A History of the Lac du Bonnet area Published by the Lac de Bonnet Pioneer Club Nov 1980
Ships served in: HMS RALEIGH (Royal Navy Officer Training Establishment) - Served in RALEIGH (Foretop Mess) as an OS, RCNVR (CFB ESQUIMALT Naval and Military Museum) * Listed as serving with the RN as a SLt, RCNVR (seniority 31 Dec 1940) (Navy List Aug 1941) HMS QUEBEC II - Appointed to QUEBEC II 12 Sep 1941 as a SLt, RCNVR (British Navy List Aug 1942). HMS QUEBEC II was the headquarters of the commanding officer of the northern patrol and Combined Operations Staff Officer Training Centre at Hollywood Hotel in Largs between 1941 and 1942. HMS AFRIKANDER (Royal Navy Base Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa) - Appointed to AFRIKANDER as a Lt, RCNVR (British Navy List Apr 1943) * Appointed Lt (seniority 01 Apr 1943) (Navy List Oct 1943) HMCS NIOBE - Appointed to NIOBE as a Lt, RCNVR (British Navy List Oct 1943) * Seniority backdated 31 Dec 1941 (Navy List Sep 1944) LCI(L) 285 (HMCS NIOBE for) - Appointed to LCI(L) 285 04 Dec 1943 as a Lt, RCNVR, CO (Navy List Feb 1944). Served in LCI(L) 285 for Operation Neptune (D-Day) HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 15 Nov 1944 for Disposal or Under Training as a Lt, RCNVR (Navy List Nov 1944) HMCS CHIPPAWA - Appointed to CHIPPAWA 20 Nov 1944 as a Lt, RCNVR (Navy List Jan 1945) HMCS DISCOVERY - Appointed to DISCOVERY 25 Mar 1946 as a Lt, RCN(R) (Navy List Apr 1946) (Appointed cancelled for TECUMSEH) HMCS TECUMSEH - Appointed to TECUMSEH 25 Mar 1946as a Lt, RCN(R), CO (Navy List Jul 1946). Appointed Staff Officer as a Lt, RCN(R) (Navy List Jan 1947) * Appointment Terminated (Demobilized) 28 Aug 1947 as a Lt, RCN(R) (Navy List Jan 1948) HMCS TECUMSEH - Appointed to TECUMSEH 27 Feb 1948 as a Lt, RCN(R) (Navy List Jul 1948) * Retired List as a Lt, RCN(R) (seniority 31 Dec 1941) (Navy List Jul 1949) * Appointed LCdr, RCN(R) (seniority 31 Dec 1949). Promoted on the retired list (Navy List Jul 1952) * Last noted on the Retired List at HMCS TECUMSEH as a LCdr, RCNR (seniority 1 year 244 days) (Navy List Jan 1959)
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