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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
MYATT, Orent - At the Maxville Manor on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Orent Harvey Myatt WWII Veteran of Maxville Manor, formerly of Laggan; age 96 years. Beloved husband of the late Jean Myatt (nee Butland). Loving father of Lynda D'Amour (Patrick) of Notre-Dame-De L'Ile-Perrot, Quebec, grandfather of Jason D'Amour (Sabrina Dubois) of Gatineau, Quebec, and great-grandfather of Chloé D'Amour. Dear brother of Calvin Myatt (Barb) of B.C. Predeceased by one son Kevin Myatt, by one brother Curtis Myatt (late Helen), by two sisters Helen Wood (late Harry) and Phyllis Miller (late Aubrey), and by his parents Arthur and Ruth Myatt (nee Hatt). Relatives and friends may call at the Munro & Morris Funeral Homes Ltd., 114 Main St. South, Alexandria (613-525-2772) on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 12 pm until 2 pm. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel of the Munro & Morris Funeral Home on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 2 pm. Spring Interment Kirk Hill United Church Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy Memorial Donations to the Ottawa Heart Institute or to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family. As a Memorial to Orent a tree will be planted in Memory Woods. A tree grows-memories live.
Ships served in: HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Drafted to RESTIGOUCHE 02 Dec 1942 as a CPO
(OM01) Portrait of Petty Officer Orent Myatt
HMCS RESTIGOUCHE, Christmas 1942, Belfast, Ireland (OM02) LCdr Desmond Piers, CO (right) (OM03) The ship's cooks with Christmas dinner. Cook Joseph (Pop) Brousseau in front.
HMCS RESTIGOUCHE, Christmas 1942, Belfast, Ireland (OM04) event on the quarter deck - possibly tot time (OM05) CO for the day - "LCdr" Anthony Bianco, youngest sailor on the ship - HMCS RESTIGOUCHE, Christmas 1942 (OM06) "OS" Desmond Piers, "LCdr" Anthony Bianco, and Chief Bissky (who is wearing an OS or AB's uniform) - HMCS RESTIGOUCHE, Christmas 1942 (OM07) Two unknown sailors on HMCS RESTIGOUCHE
March 1943 - convoy from Liverpool to Algiers (OM08) Sailors exercising on the fo'c's'le of HMCS RESTIGOUCHE H00 (OMN09-OM10) Convoy seen from HMCS RESTIGOUCHE
March 1943 - convoy from Liverpool to Algiers (OM11-OM13) Algiers "We were the first Canadian destroyer to enter the Mediterranean. Algiers was a very nice looking place from the harbour, but rather dirty when ashore" (OM14) Cruiser HMS Dido tied up at Algiers while we (HMCS RESTIGOUCHE) were there
(OM15-OM18) HMCS RESTIGOUCHE H00 picking up survivors from the SS Blitar that had been sunk on 05 Apr 194
(OM19-OM21) Farm that farm that some of the crew from HMCS RESTIGOUCHE H00 worked on for a couple of months while waiting for the ship. Farm was at Cranleigh, Surrey, England. (OM22-OM23) Christmas 1943 at Tobermory - Christmas of 1943 was spent at Tobermory, Scotland and also New Year's. Christmas was very quiet. Not like the last one. After refit we came here for our work up trials, which you do after a refit"
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