In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar

 

Arthur Percival Cook

 

Chief Petty Officer, RCNVR

 

Born: 1920, England

 

Died: 03 Dec 2000, Grimsby, Ontario

 

COOK, Arthur Percival - Born in England, grew up in Hamilton. Enlisted in HAMILTON and served from 1941 - 1946. Chief Petty Officer, RCNVR on a minesweeper and the frigate PORT COLBORNE. Served in the Atlantic and Pacific and was at Normandy on D-Day and was medalled by Russia for the Murmansk Run. He died in Grimsby on December 3, 2000. Thanks, Dad, for your service and our freedoms. Richard and Cheryl

 

Ships served in:

HMCS PORT COLBORNE

 

Presentation of the Russian medal on the 40th Anniversary of the Great Patriotic War 1945-1985 to honour those who served on the Murmansk Run.

 

Arthur Cook, first on left - right below the "I" in Christmas

 

Russian 40th Anniversary Medal

HMCS PORT COLBORNE jacket patch

 


 

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