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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
DELANEY, Mansel Heber - known as "Jake" - those no one knows why! He served Newfie-Derry run; was short patrol; and he was a ship's rum bos'n. He was in St. John's on the night that the Knights of Columbus Hostel caught fire (12 Dec 1942) killing 99 people, 80 who were military - injuring 109 others. He was actually around the corner having a smoke with a buddy when the alarm went up…a total nightmare that he didn’t like to talk about.
Ships served in:
(MD01) HMCS CORNWALLIS New Entry Course photo at RCN Barracks Halifax
(MD02) HMCS CORNWALLIS divisions at RCN Barracks Halifax
(MD03-MD05) Unknown Sailors on HMCS GIFFARD K402
(MD06) Cdr Paul Cross, CO, HMCS ROSTHERN (MD07) HMCS ROSTHERN K169 in the slips (MD08) Unknown sailor by the screw of HMCS ROSTHERN K169
(MD09) M.H. "Jake" Delaney (MD10-MD12 Unknown sailors (MD11) Unknown sailor (MD13) I.D. photo - PO Russ Kennedy, RCNVR, Coquitlam, BC (from St. Catharines, ON)
(MD14) Father Hall (MD15-MD16) Depth Charges exploding astern of unknown ship (MD17) Diver climbing out of the water to a harbour craft (MD18) Unknown CPO on either ARVIDA, GIFFARD
(MD19) Torpedoed merchant man in harbour at St. John's, Nfld (MD20) Unknown sailor on the tug HMCS RADVILLE
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