In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Gerald Rising is buried in the St. Thomas Anglican Cemetery, Shanty Bay, Simcoe County, Ontario.
Ships served in: * Enlisted as an OS, RCNVR - 1940 (The Nauticapedia) HMS RALEIGH (Officer Training Establishment, UK) - Drafted to RALEIGH, 27 Mess, in 1940 as an OS, RCNVR (The Nauticapedia) HMS KING ALFRED - Served in KING ALFRED in 1940 (The Nauticapedia) TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR - Listed as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR (Navy List Feb 1941) HMCS ROYAL ROADS - Appointed to ROYAL ROADS 02 Jan 1942 as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR (Navy List Jan 1942) ML Q078 - Appointed to Q078 26 May 1942 as a SLt, RCNVR, 1st Lt (seniority 18Aug 1941) (Navy List Sep 1942) ML Q058 - Served in Q058 15 Feb 1943 - 25 Jan 1944 as a Lt, RCNVR, CO (4th Commanding Officer) ML Q117 - Served in Q117 26 Jan 1944 - 26 Dec 1944 as as Lt, RCNVR, CO (2nd Commanding Officer) ML Q114 - Served in Q114 29 Jan 1945 - 13 Feb 1945 as a Lt, RCNVR, CO (5th Commanding Officer) * Retired List as a Lt, RCN(R) (seniority 18 May 1942) (Navy List Apr 1946) * Appointed LCdr, RCN(R) on the Retired List (seniority 18 May 1950) (Navy List Jul 1952) * Last noted on the Retired List at HMCS YORK as a LCdr, RCN(R) (Navy List Jan 1960)
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