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Service info: HMCS CORNWALLIS (Communications School) - AB J.S. Dumarest was the top student on his Communications Radio Course, Class 44, at HMCS CORNWALLIS in 1952 with an average of 90.1%. (Source: CROWSNEST magazine, Apr 1952 HMCS LA HULLOISE - Served in LA HULLOISE in 1952 HMCS HAIDA - Served in HAIDA 1952-1953 * Rated Leading Seaman Communicator Radio Trade Group 1 - 1954 HMCS ALBRO LAKE - Served in ALBRO LAKE in 1955
(SD01) Portrait of OS Selwyn Dumaresq
HMCS LA HULLOISE
(SD02) HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952 (SD03) HMCS LA HULLOISE following astern of HMCS SWANSEA and HMCS CRESCENT - 1952 (SD04) HMCS CRESCENT approaching HMCS LA HULLOISE at sea - 1952 (SD-5-SD06) Postcards from San Miguel, Açores (Azores) - 1952
(SD07-SD08) HMCS LA HULLOISE approaching Gibraltar - 1952 (SD09) Moroccan coast - 1952 (SD10) HMCS LA HULLOISE passing a freighter in the Strait of Gibraltar - 1952 (SD11) HMCS LA HULLOISE alongside in Gibraltar - 1952
(SD12) HMS THESEUS at Gibraltar - 1952 (SD13) USS Wasp at Gibraltar - 1952
(SD14-SD17) Gibraltar postcards - 1952
(SD18) The French battleship Richelieu and a cruiser, French naval port of Toulon, France - 1952
(SD19-SD22) Nice, France - 1952 (SD23) Boats from HMCS La HULLOISE, SWANSEA and CRESCENT in the water at Nice, France for a rowing regatta - 1952
(SD24) Trophies won by HMCS LA HULLOISE at the regatta - 1952 (SD25) A paddleboat passes by LA HULLOISE while at Nice, France - 1952 (SD26) A beach near Nice, France - 1952 (SD27-SD28) Scenery near Nice, France - 1952
(SD29) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952 (SD30) Squid exploding ahead of HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952 (SD31) Personnel transfer at sea between HMCS CRESCENT 226 and HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952 (SD32) Unknown cruiser off the port bow of HMCS CRESCENT 226. Very likely HMCS QUEBEC - 1952 (SD33) HMCS CRESCENT 226 - 1952
(SD34) HMCS SWANSEA 306 conducting a jackstay with HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952 (SD35) HMCS SWANSEA 306 and HMCS CRESCENT 226 off the starboard side of HMCS LA HULLOISE - 1952 (SD36) RMS QUEEN MARY, Southampton, England - 1952 (SD37) RMS QUEEN MARY framed between 2 other ships, Southampton, England - 1952 (SD38) Southampton Bargate, Southampton, England - 1952
(SD39) Postcard, Dartmouth Castle, England - 1952 (SD40) Postcard, Plymouth, England - 1952 (SD41) Postcard, London, England - 1952 (SD42) Postcard, London, England - 1952 "The smog was so bad when crew members were on leave in London that visibility was very poor. Postcards were the only way to see anything!"
Canadian Cemetery in Dieppe (SD43) Canadian Cemetery in Dieppe. The crews of HMC Ships La Hulloise and Crescent visited the cemetery just a few weeks before the 10th anniversary of the August 19,1942 raid on Dieppe - 1952 (SD44) Selywn Dumaresq (left) with unidentified sailor - 1952 (SD45) Canadian Cemetery, Dieppe - 1952 (SD46) Canadian Cemetery, Dieppe - 1952 (SD47) Headstone on unidentified sailor - 1952
(SD48-SD50) Postcard from Dieppe - 1952
(SD51) Selwyn Dumaresq, Paris, France - with Eiffel Tower in the background - 1952 (SD52-SD53) Base of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France - 1952 (SD54) Champ de Mars, Paris France - seen from the Eiffel Tower - 1952 (SD55) The Trocadéro square and gardens, Paris, France, on the north side of the Eiffel Tower across the Seine River
(SD56) Le pont Alexandre-III, Paris France - Historical note: This bridge was inaugurated for the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris and bears the name of Alexandre III, the second to last emperor of Russia. Made out of metal, the bridge is composed of 32 bronze candelabras, numerous sculptures such as winged deities, herds of lions led by children and nymphs. The first stones were laid in 1896 by Tsar Nicolas II, Empress Alexandra Fedorovna and French President Felix Faure (SD57-SD68) Paris, France - 1952 (SD59) Selwyn Dumaresq in Paris, France - 1952
HMCS HAIDA
HMCS HAIDA did her first tour of duty to Korea in 1952-53 as part of United Nations operations in the Korean War. She departed Halifax on September 27, 1952, and sailed via the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor. At Pearl Harbor the ship took on supplies and ammunition and conducted final workups. The ship then proceeded to Sasebo, Japan, the base for United Nations ships during the war. After completing her tour of duty in Korea, the ship sailed on to Hong Kong where the crew visited the Saiwan Military Cemetery, including the graves of Canadians killed in the 1941 Battle of Hong Kong. From there, the ship returned to Halifax on July 22, 1953, via the Indian Ocean, Suez Canal, Mediterranean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
(SD60) Merchant vessel in the Panama Canal - 1952 (SD61) HAIDA sailors ashore in Panama City - 1952 (SD62) Selwyn Dumaresq ashore in Panama City - 1952
(SD63-SD66) Postcards of Panama - 1952
(SD67-SD71) Postcards of Los Angeles - 1952. Bought during a short stop on Long Beach, California
(SD72-SD74) HMCS HAIDA at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - 1952 (SD75) Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii - 1952 (SD76) Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii - 1952
(SD77) HMCS HAIDA in harbour, Sasebo, Japan - 1952 (SD78) USN destroyers nested with their support ship - possibly USS AJAX - Sasebo, Japan - 1952 (SD79) Royal Netherlands Navy frigate Maurtis in Sasebo, Japan - 1952 (SD80) Selwyn Dumaresq onboard HMCS HAIDA, Sasebo, Japan - 1952 (SD81) HMCS HAIDA Christmas Card - 1952
(SD82) Three Train Buster messages to HMCS HAIDA - 1st msg welcoming HMCS HAIDA to the train buster's club; 2nd msg Wardroom to Wardroom congratulations on joining the Train Buster Club; 3rd msg congratulating HAIDA on a second train destroyed - May 1953 (SD83) Selwyn Dumaresq (right) with unidentified sailor on the bridge wing of HMCS HAIDA - 1953 (SD84) Selwyn Dumaresq on board HMCS HAIDA - 1953 (SD85) Members of HAIDA'S crew showing off their beards after a beard growing contest. Ship's mascots, Pom Pom (left) - 1953. Pom Pom retired from Navy life, Pom Pom moved Toronto with the family of John Milne. (SD86) Members of HAIDA'S crew showing off their beards after a beard growing contest. Ship's mascots, Pom Pom (right) - 1953 Note: photos SD85 and SD86 have been added to HAIDA'S ship's company photo page.
(SD87) Unknown US destroyer steaming alongside HMCS HAIDA - 1953 (SD88) Three farewell message to HAIDA on her departure from the Korean Theatre - Jun 1953 (SD89-SD91) Postcards from Hong Kong - 1953
(SD92) HMCS HAIDA - ship's company photo - Hong Kong - 1953 (SD93) Certificate presented to Selwyn Dumaresq and other crew members for circumnavigating the world. Ports of call included: Bermuda; Panama City, Panama; Manzanillo, Mexico; Long Beach, California; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Midway Island; Yokosuka, Kure, and Sasebo in Japan; Hong Kong; Singapore; Columbo, Ceylon; Aden, Yemen; Suez, Egypt; Malta; Gibraltar; and the Azores Islands, Portugal. In the Azores, the crew claimed to set a new RCN record, as all 270 men pitched in to paint the entire ship in 2 hours and 10 minutes! They wanted to look good when they arrived back in Halifax! Note: photos SD92 has been added to HAIDA'S ship's company photo page
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