In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
JANSON, Frederick N. - Private funeral services for CPO Frederick N. Janson, of Montreal, who was drowned on July 29, while home on leave, were held in Montreal on July 31. CPO Janson was a member of the ship's company of the Halifax-based frigate HMCS "La Hulloise." Born in Montreal on 4 October, 1920, CPO Janson served in the RCNVR from February 1942 until November 1945. He entered the RCN in August 1946. During the Second World War he served in the Bangor minesweeper "Wasaga," the frigate "Stettler" and the corvette "Woodstock". He also spend a period at HMCS Avalon, the RCN establishment in St. John's, Newfoundland. Following the war he saw service in the destroyers "Iroquois" and "Haida" and the aircraft carriers "Warrior" and "Magnificent." CPO Janson was drafted to the "La Hulloise" in June of this year. (CROWSNEST Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 11, September, 1950)
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