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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
John is buried in the Veterans Cemetery, Victoria, BC.
Ships served in: * Enlisted: Aug 1931 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN 28 Dec 1934 - 31 May 1935 as an OS HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN 01 Jun 1935 - 16 Jan 1936 as a Steward, RCN HMCS SKEENA - Served in SKEENA 17 Jan 1936 - 08 Jun 1936 as a Steward, RCN HMCS VANCOUVER - Served in VANCOUVER 09 Jun 1936 - 25 Nov 1936 as a Steward, RCN HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN 26 Nov 1936 - 21 Jan 1937 as a Steward, RCN HMCS FRASER - Served in FRASER 22 Jan 1937 - 14 Nov 1937 as a Steward, RCN HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN 15 Nov 1937 - 02 Jun 1938 as a Steward, RCN HMCS RESTIGOUCHE - Served in RESTIGOUCHE 03 Jun 1938 - 15 Dec 1938 as a Steward, RCN HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN 16 Dec 1938 - 09 Mar 1942. Drafted to NADEN as a Steward. Rated PO Steward and CPO Steward HMCS ROYAL ROADS - Served in Royal Roads 10 Mar 1942 - 29 May 1942 as a CPO Steward, RCN HMCS AVALON - Served in AVALON 30 May 1942 - 31 Dec 1942 as a CPO Steward, RCN * CFR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Served in CORNWALLIS 01 Jan 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 as an Acting Warrant Steward HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN 01 Dec 1943 - 31 Dec 1943 as an A/Wt Steward HMCS GIVENCHY (for RCN BARRACKS ESQUIMALT) - Served in GIVENCHY 01 Jan 1944 - 02 Mar 1947 as a Wt Steward. Promoted to Wt Steward 01 Jan 1944 HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN 03 Mar 1947 - 30 Apr 1947 as a Warrant Catering Officer HMCS ONTARIO - Served in ONTARIO 01 May 1947 - 11 Jun 1948 as a Wt Catering Officer HMCS NADEN - Served in NADEN 12 Jun 1948 - 06 Jul 1952 as a Wt Catering Officer and Lt (Supply Branch), RCN. Promoted to Lt (S) 01 Sep 1951 HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA 07 Jul 1952 0 04 Jan 1955 as a Lt (S)*, RCN HMCS CORNWALLIS - Served in CORNWALLIS 05 Jan 1955 - 05 Aug 1956 as a Lt (S)*, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Served in STADACONA 06 Aug 1956 - 31 Jan 1957 as a Lt (S)*, RCN * Retired / Honourably released 01 Feb 1957
* the newspaper article on the left is from a paper dated 01 Jun1942
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