Ships served in:

HMCS TECUMSEH - Enlisted 23 Mar 1944 as a Sto 1c (M), RCNVR

* Rated A.L.Sto (M) 24 Mar 1944

* Commenced Active Service 27 Mar 1944

HMCS SCOTIAN - Drafted to SCOTIAN 07 Jun 1944

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Jul 1944

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS  15 Jul 1944

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Sep 1944

HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 01 Oct 1944

HMCS SCOTIAN - Drafted to SCOTIAN 16 Nov 1944

HMCS LLEWELLYN  - Drafted to LLEWELLYN 31 Jul 1945

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 17 Sep 1945

HMCS GLENDON - Drafted to GLENDON 20 Sep 1945

HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 11 Mar 1946

* Demobilized 20 Mar 1946

(GC00) Cover to George's photo album

(GC01) Stoker George Collison

(GC02) Tug GLENDON

(GC03) Crew of the GLENDON - Rear L-R: Sparks, Swain, Cookie, Tubbie;  front L-R: Chief, George Collison

(GC04) Crew of the GLENDON - L-R: George Collison, Tubby, Cookie

(GC05) Crew of the GLENDON - L-R: Tubby, Tony, Joe, Lou

(GC06) Unknown Petty Officer on the GLENDON

(GC07) Tony Kalichuck "Swain"

(GC08) Ted Dalton by the winch on the GLENDON

(GC09) Tubby Buchanan wearing an officer's uniform onboard the GLENDON

(GC10) Unknown sailor wearing an officer's uniform onboard the GLENDON

(GC11) Dunc Rew (left) and Lou Broten onboard the GLENDON

(GC12-GC13) Queen Charlotte Sound "and it isn't rough yet"

(GC14) HMCS WOLF being assisted alongside by the tug GLENDON (not visibly in photo) and smaller yard tug

(GC15) Minesweepers nested in Esquimalt.  HMCS QUATSINO J152 outboard ship on the left

(GC16) Collage of photos of George Collison

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