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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Alphonsus Thomas (Alf) Lawton was a wireless operator with Canadian Marconi Company and, later, the Department of Transport of the Canadian Government. During WWI, he was a wireless officer with the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve (RNCVR). He was born in Harbour Grace in 1893 to Ellen (Correy) (c.1860-1919) and John T. Lawton (1860-1961). He married Alma Hamilton Scott (1894-1973) at Port Dalhousie, ON, in June 1926.
Alf is buried in the Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Ships served in: *Appointed Wireless Operator, RNCVR 01 Mar 1916 (seniority 01 Mar 1916) (Navy List Sep 1916) * Appointed Wireless Operator 1st Class, RNCVR (Navy List Jun 1917) HMCS NIOBE (Depot Ship) - Appointed to NIOBE Add'l for Duty at PORT NELSON WIRELESS STATION 15 Oct 1916 (Navy List Mar 1918) HMCS NIOBE (Depot Ship) - Appointed to NIOBE Add'l for Duty at CAPE SABLE HF/DF STATION (Chebucto) 25 Feb 1918 (Navy List May 1918) HMCS NIOBE (Depot Ship) - Appointed to NIOBE Add'l for Duty at CHEBUCTO DF STATION 01 Feb 1919 (Navy List Mar 1919) * Appointment backdated to 25 Feb 1918 (Navy List Apr 1919) * No further entries in the Navy List after May 1919
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