In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar

 

Kirk A.W. Wipper

 

RCNVR

 

Born: 06 Dec 1923

 

Died: 18 Mar 2022, Peterborough, Ontario

 

WIPPER, Kirk A. W. - Principal and Chancellor, Professor Emeritus, Retired Professor at the University of Toronto and Founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum. Recipient of the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada At Peterborough Regional Health Centre on Friday March 18, 2011, Kirk Wipper of R.R. #8 Peterborough. Beloved husband of Ann (Cripps). Dear Father of Douglas (Kay) of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, David (Hazel) of Dunedin, and Joanna (Don Alonzo) of Collingwood. Cherished Grampa of Emily, Laura, James, Karina, Ryan, Alexandria, Samantha and Brittany. Predeceased by sister Marrianne Armstrong. Friends will be received at Keene United Church, from 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Friday and from 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Saturday. A memorial service will be held at Keene United Church, the corner of Second and North Streets, Keene on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 11 a.m. Inurnment at Parklawn Cemetery at a later date.

 

Ships served in:

HMCS RUNNYMEDE

 

KW01

KW02

KW03

KW04

KW05

(KW01) Christening of HMCS RUNNYMEDE at Montreal, Quebec

(KW02) Christening of HMCS RUNNYMEDE at Montreal, Quebec

(KW03) Carrying out a sweep for a sub

(KW04) Bow of HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678 in foreground

(KW05) Waiting for survivors

 

KW06

KW07

KW08

KW09

KW10

(KW06) Preparing the seaboat

(KW07) Away seaboat!

(KW08) 4-inch guns of HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW09) Hedgehogs on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW10) 12-pounder gun on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

 

KW11

KW12

KW13

KW14

KW15

(KW11) Rocket launcher on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW12) Ted and Scotty on the bridge of HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW13) White Watch - Harvey?, Taylor, McDowell, Danny?, Costello, Noolivin, Boyce, Mike, Bobbet

(KW14) Sprague and Milhoff on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW15) Boyce on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

 

KW16

KW17

KW18

KW19

KW20

(KW16) Bolton, Smith and Fitzgibbons

(KW17) C.N. Taylor

(KW18) Doug - De-ammunitioning

(KW19) Ken Marsland

(KW20) Bridge of HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

 

KW21

KW22

KW23

KW24

KW25

(KW21) Depth charge exploding

(KW22) Sailors off HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678 - Place and date unknown

(KW23-KW25) Rescuing survivors off the Isle of Mann

 

KW26

KW27

KW28

KW29

KW30

(KW26) Kirk Wipper on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW27) Unknown frigate

(KW28) HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678 approaching a carrier

(KW29) HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678 in slips at Bay Bulls, Newfoundland

(KW30) HMCS RUNNYMEDE at Bay Bulls, Newfoundland

 

KW31

KW32

KW33

KW34

KW35

(KW31) Convoy Rescue ship

(KW32) 4-inch guns of HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW33) 4-inch gun breech on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW34) Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde

(KW35) Forbes and Gertie

 

KW36

KW37

KW38

KW39

KW40

(KW36-KW37) A tattered ensign and its replacement on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW38) Airing Hammocks on HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW39) Canadian Convoy Group Five - The Barber Pole Squardon

(KW40) Knobly Hall

 

KW41

KW42

KW43

KW44

KW45

(KW41) Forbes

(KW42) Wyman, Chapman, Bolton and Costello "murdering chickens"

(KW43) Sprague and Young

(KW44) Knobly Hall

(KW45) Massue, Forbes, Hall - Holy Stoning Bridge Boards

 

KW46

KW47

KW48

KW49

KW50

(KW46) Siguer (Irish)

(KW47) Chief Stoker McNeil

(KW48) Santa Henderson at sea in 1944

(KW49) Peltier

(KW50) Yarchuck

 

KW51

 

KW52

KW53

KW54

KW55

(KW51) Thompson

(KW52) Sellars

(KW53) Sellars, Yarchuck, Johnson

(KW54) Burial at Sea

(KW55) HMCS Runnymede in Dartmouth

 

KW56

KW57

KW58

KW59

KW60

(W56) Surrendered U-boats at Londonderry

(KW57) Looking astern from HMCS RUNNYMEDE entering St. John's Harbour

(KW58) Ensign of HMCS RUNNYMEDE

(KW59) Allan Sevanny

(KW60) (L-R) Allan Sevanny, Kirk Wipper

 

KW61

KW62

KW63

(KW61) Looking aft from the fo'c's'le of HMCS RUNNYMEDE K678

(KW62) Taylor on the gangway

(KW63) "Entering Halifax harbour" - Gate vessels open the anti-submarine barriers as HMCS RUNNYMEDE enters Halifax Harbour

 

KW64

KW65

KW66

KW67

(KW64-KW67) Surrendered U-190 in St. John's Nfld

 

KW68

KW69

KW70

KW71

KW72

(KW68-KW72) Surrendered U-190 in St. John's Nfld

 


 

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