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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
SKILLING, Hamilton Brooks - Passed away in Lethbridge on Tuesday October 23, 1990, Mr. Hamilton "Hammy" Brooks Skilling, at the age of 69 years, beloved husband of the late Marion Skilling. Hammy was born in Fernie, British Columbia. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a Sonar Operator (Submarine Detector) on HMCS Winnipeg during the Second World War. His long career in the brewing industry began in Fernie where Hammy was an assistant brew master and led him to management positions in Cranbrook, Winnipeg, Prince Albert and Lethbridge. He was a longtime member of the Lethbridge Golf and Country Club and Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch #4. Hammy is survived by his daughter Daneen (Joseph) Mercer of Edmonton; his son Bryan (Lee) Skilling of Lethbridge; and four grandchildren: Christopher, John, Nathan, and Hannah; sisters, Jacklyne (Murray) Bogorus, Ronnie (Brian) Jeffery and Barbara (Grant) Markoski. He was predeceased by his sister, Hazel.
Ships served in:
(HBS001) Hamilton Skilling on a beach - place unknown (HBS002) Norm and Friends on a Corvette. "The odd one from either end - Request for marriage leave" (HBS003) Hamilton Skilling beside train (HBS00) Hamilton Skill (right) & friend at Chapleau train station, Ontario (HBS005) Hamilton Skilling (2nd from left) and friends
(HBS006) Unknown River class destroyer (HBS007) Unknown cruiser (HBS008) HMS Vidette I48 (HBS009) Unknown American battleship
(HBS010) HMCS WINNIPEG J337 Christmas cake (HBS011) Hamilton Skilling (left) and friends (HBS012) Hamilton Skilling (right) and friend (HBS013) An Atlantic convoy (HBS014) Unknown sailor on HMCS WINNIPEG J337
(HBS015) Unknown sailors drinking champagne by the break-water on HMCS WINNIPEG J337 (HBS016) Hamilton Skilling on HMCS WINNIPEG J337 (HBS017) Christmas on HMCS WINNIPEG J337 - year unknown // Note the Christmas tree in behind the sailors and all the gifts on the deck just behind the depth charge rack. (HBS018) Port visit New York, HMCS WINNIPEG J337 // Hamilton Skilling (centre) and shipmates on Staten Island, NY, 1943 (HBS019) Sailor on the fo'c's'le of HMCS WINNIPEG J337 chipping ice
(HBS021) Port visit Bermuda 1943 - photo taken from HMCS WINNIPEG J337 (HBS022) Hamilton Skilling ashore, possibly in Bermuda (HBS023) Port visit Bermuda 1943 - unknown sailors by the twin Oerlikon, HMCS WINNIPEG J337 (HBS024) Unknown sailor on the bridge of HMCS WINNIPEG J337 (HBS025) Unknown sailor standing on the rail of the twin Oerlikon on HMCS WINNIPEG J337
(HBS026) The War is Over - Message received by the radiomen on HMCS WINNIPEG saying the German High Command has surrendered unconditionally. Hamilton Skilling was a Submarine Detector on HMCS WINNIPEG J337, but he managed to get a copy of this message and save it. The lower image is the message converted to a negative to help in reading the written text. One of the operators who received the message was "E. Love".
Courtesy of Chris Skilling
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