
HMCS DISCOVERY
RCNVR Half Company Vancouver
VANCOUVER
DIVISION RCNVR
Naval
Reserve Division, Vancouver,
BC
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HMCS DISCOVERY, Vancouver, BC - year unknown
Source: Crowsnest Magazine
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art)
Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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HMCS DISCOVERY is a Royal Canadian Navy Reserve division based in
Vancouver, BC. Created during World War II from the Vancouver Half Company
of the RCNVR, DISCOVERY was used for recruitment and training and provided
almost 8,000 personnel during the war. DISCOVERY continued in its training
role following the war. The unit takes its name from HMS DISCOVERY, the ship
used by George Vancouver to chart most of North America's north-western
coast. Originally based at the Stanley Park Barracks, Discover moved to its
current location on Deadman's Island, adjacent to Stanley Park, in 1944.
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From the collection of William Symons
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(1) Symons, William (4)
Speight, Harry (of Vancouver)

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