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Photos and Documents from the Collection of

Robert David Masters

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(1) Naval Training and Active Service  (2) Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ottawa - circa 1944-1945  (3) HMCS Bytown, Ottawa, circa Nov 1944 - Apr 1945  (4 & 5) Parliament buildings, Ottawa circa 1944 - 1945  (6) St. John's, NFLD circa May - Jul 1945  (7) St. John's, NFLD circa May - Jul 1945. HMCS Napanee K118 outboard ship.  (8) Unknown ships at HMCS Protecteur (Point Edward Naval Station), Sydney, NS circa May - Jul 1945

 

(9) Sydney, NS as seen from HMCS Grandmere J258 circa May - Jul 1945  (10) Calgary as seen from HMCS Tecumseh circa Oct 1945 - Feb 1946  (11) "Derry, Erin" Londonderry, Ireland  (12) AB Elmer Ferguson from Vancouver, BC  (13) Andy Anderson, E. Ferguson (Fergie), Lamb and Cavouri in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ottawa, Ontario  (14) E. (Fergie) Ferguson and Andy Anderson  (15) Al Paxton from Vancouver, BC (16) Jerry Ryan from Ottawa, Ontario

 

(17) Jerry Ryan and Al Paxton  (18) Al Paxton  (19) Tel Joe Cantor from Regina, Saskatchewan  (20) The Gang - Sto 1c Fortier, Tel Cantor, AB Noisy, AB MacDonald  (21) AB Noisy  (22) Robert Masters outside of Hudson's Bay, Calgary, Alberta  (23) Cantor and Buggs  (24) Dummie Broncassio in Zoot Suit

 

(25) Larry Chalmers and Vi Helm  (26) Larry Chalmers from Drumheller, Alberta  (27) Jack Artiss, Jerry Coone, Bill Crouchman  (28) Jerry Coone, Joe Schrettlend, Bob Masters - Shore Patrol, Calgary, Alberta  (29) Al Paxton from Vancouver, BC  (30) Jerry Coone, Jack Artiss, Bob Masters  (31) Jerry Coone from Guelph, Ontario  (32) Jack Artiss from Windsor, Ontario

 

(33) Andy Anderson, Al Paxton, E. (Fergie) Ferguson  (34) Andy Anderson, Ivan, Fergie Ferguson, Dort  (35) "Just Jeeps" Location and sailors unknown  (36) "The Gang" - Norm Prowse, Gwen Highlande, Knight, Betty, Robert (Bob) Masters, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, 04 Nov 1944  (37) "The Gang 2" - Glen Sharpe, Marge McBride, Omar Ferguson, Gwen Highlande, June Pitcher, Al Paxton in front of the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, 21 Apr 1945  (38) Marge McBride and Glen Sharpe, Ottawa, 15 Nov 1945  (39) Glen Sharpe, Marge McBride, June Pitcher, Al Paxton, Ottawa, 15 Nov 1945  (40) Norm Prowse and Gwen Highlande

 

(41) Bob Masters (left), Norm Prowse (on top by lion's head), David Knight (in front of lion), 01 Apr 1945. Taken in front of statue at Parliament Hill, Ottawa  (42) Dot Lanktee  (43) Marge McBride and David Knight, Ottawa, 04 Nov 1945  (44) Al Paxton, June Pitcher, Glen Sharpe, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, 14 Nov 1944  (45) Marge McBridge, June Pitcher, Gwen Highlande on the steps of the Parliament Building, Ottawa, 15 Nov 1944  (46) "One of the swellest and most decent kids I ever met and myself (Bob Masters). Taken by Rideau Canal in Ottawa. Other Wren is Mary Neilson her girlfriend. Also one of the best I met." Note: Caption on back of photo does not identify who the first wren is that he is speaking of.  (47) Bob Masters, Betty and Norm Prowse by the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Ottawa  (48) "Kats" C/S Kaderlend V-83299 HMCS St Hyacinthe, Quebec

 

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