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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
ONTARIO C32
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HMCS Ontario C32
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Laid down: 20
Nov
1941
Launched: 29
Jul 1943
Commissioned: 25 May 1945
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Paid off: 15
Oct 1958
Fate: Broken up at Osaka, Japan,
1960-61
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Laid down by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, as HMS
Minotaur, she was presented to the RCN and, on 26 Apr 1945,
commissioned at Belfast as HMCS Ontario. She was completed on 25 May
1945, and after trials and workups, left the Clyde River on 02 Jul
1945 for
the Pacific via the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal. Ontario joined
the 4th Cruiser Squadron, British Pacific Fleet, too late to see war
service, but was employed in a variety of duties which took her to
Hong Kong, Manila, and Japan. She arrived at Esquimalt on 27 Nov
1945 for refit.
In Oct 1948, Ontario was joined by the destroyers Cayuga, Athabaskan,
Crescent and the frigate Antigonish in sailing to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; the
largest deployment of the Royal Canadian Navy following the war. In Jan
1949, Ontario took part in the largest training cruise by the Royal Canadian
Navy to that date which included the aircraft carrier Magnificent, the
destroyers Haida, Athabaskan and the frigate Antigonish. The group,
designated CTF 215, participated in naval exercises with US and British
vessels in the Caribbean Sea. In Feb 1951, Ontario sailed to Australia,
taking part in joint naval exercises with the Royal Australian Navy. On the
way the ship made several port visits, returning to Canada in June. In Oct
1951, Ontario sailed to the east coast where after arrival, Princess
Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh sailed on the cruiser from
Sydney, Nova Scotia, through the Cabot Strait to Newfoundland during the
Royal Visit. She returned to Esquimalt following the tour, arriving in
December. From Sep to Dec 1952, Ontario sailed around South America on a
training cruise, making several port visits. While entering the harbour at
Buenos Aires, she was overtaken by the merchant vessel SS Arauco and struck
amidships. The ship continued on her cruise until arriving at Rio de Janeiro
on 6 November. There it was found that the starboard propellers were
damaged. The outer propeller was removed and repairs were made to the inner
one. After nearly two weeks at Rio de Janeiro, Ontario was forced to return
to Esquimalt at a reduced speed.
On 15 Jun 1953 Ontario took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In Jan 1954, Ontario began a training
cruise across the Pacific, visiting Australia, New Zealand and Tonga before
returning to Esquimalt in April. Ontario performed a three-month training
cruise to Australia and New Zealand in early 1955, returning to Canada on 02
Apr 1955. She then departed on 25 Apr1955 for a four-month cruise of Europe.
Late that year she departed Esquimalt for a 2-month summer training cruise
along the coasts of North and South America, going as far south as Ecuador.
She returned to port on 10 August after meeting the Second Canadian Escort
Squadron off the coast of California.
Ontario was paid off on 15 October 1958. The ship was sold to a west
coast firm which began but did not finish the job of breaking up the ship at
Vancouver. The ship was resold, along with HMCS Quebec to Mitsui and Co. of
Japan. She arrived at Osaka for breaking up on 19 November 1960.
RCN Memories:
A
Princess was born A
Whale's Tail An
Ontario Christmas - 1950 First
Breakfast at Sea Hide
and Seek at Sea The
Big "O's" Guns
Photos
and Documents Ship's
company photos Wartime
dairy of Jim Silvester
Personal
photo gallery of Nick
Memento of the visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of
Edinburgh to HMCS Ontario on 3 - 5 November 1951
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Commanding Officers |
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Capt Harold Taylor Wood
Grant, DSO,
RCN - 26 Apr 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Cdr Ernest Patrick Tisdall,
RCN - 01 Jan 1946 - 04 Mar 1946
Capt Frederick Gordon
Hart,
RCN - 05 Mar 1946 - 14 Jun 1946
Cdr Jeffry Vanstone Brock, DSC,
RCN - 15 Jun 1946 - 29 Jun 1947
Capt James (Jimmy) Calcutt Hibbard, DSC
& Bar, RCN - 30 Jun 1947 - 13 Jul 1949
Capt Hugh Francis Pullen, OBE,
RCN - 14 Jul 1949 - 24 Aug 1951 |
Capt Ernest Patrick Tisdall,
RCN - 25 Aug 1951 - 03 Mar 1953
Capt Duncan Lindsay Raymond,
RCN - 04 Mar 1953 - 14 Sep 1954
Capt D.W. Groos, DSC,
RCN - 15 Sep 1954 - 22 Aug 1956
Capt R.P. Welland, DSC
& Bar, RCN - 23 Aug 1956 - 21 Aug 1957
Capt J.C. Little,
RCN - 22 Aug 1957 - 31 Aug 1958
Cdr D.G. Padmore,
RCN - 01 Sep 1958 - 15 Oct 1958 |
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In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
Lest We Forget
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QUINN,
Dennis Andrew
OSLMS, 34654-H, RCN
died - 12 Jul 1957
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SANDERSON,
George Frankland
Sick Berth PO, V/34475,
RCNVR
died - 17 Jan 1946
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SPINNEY,
Wilbur Ramsay
Lt,
0/69250, RCNVR
died - 03 Jun 1945
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VINCETT,
Harvey Leonard
AB,
17114E, RCN
died - 09 Jan 1953
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten |
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Adair,
Donald M.
1927-2002
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Addison,
Herbert Thomas 1928-2002
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Adolphe,
Ralph
1928-2009
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Alexander,
______
____-2018
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Allen,
Alexander Paul
____-2008
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Anderson,
Hugh Lorne
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Anderson,
Joseph Clifford
1917-2014
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Armit,
William
1923-2001
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Arntson,
Maurice John
1933-2014
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Arsenych,
Myron Dennis
1922-1992
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Arthurs,
Walter
1924-1994
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Avery,
Ainslie
1925-2016
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Ba-Bi
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Baker,
Ernest Sheppard
1923-2011
Drafted to
Ontario on 28 Apr 1948 at Lt (E), RCN
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Baldwin,
Robert G.
____-1989
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Balfour,
James Pascoe
1931-2017
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Ball, Frank
1927-2008
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Barrick,
Geoffrey
1912-1998
Served in Ontario in 1952 as Lt
(G), RCN as A/Gunnery Officer and Gunnery Officer
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Bartram,
Vincent James
1919-2005
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Bates,
Alan William
1931-2018
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Beech,
James
1930-2019
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Bell,
James Duncan
1926-2015
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Bell, James Williamson
1919-2007
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Bell-Irving, Brian
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Bemister, Herbert
George
1929-2013
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Benson,
George Floyd A.
1935-2007
Served in Ontario 1953
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Bernard, Pierre Yves
1918-2015
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Bernays, Max
L.
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Bielby,
Victor
____-1989
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Bing,
John Blythe
1920-1989
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Bird,
Frederick
____-1993
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Bird, Roy
1927-1998
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Bissell, Philip, G.
1926-2019
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Bj-Br
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Blais, Norman F.
1924-1991
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Blosser,
Frank E.
1924-2016
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Blanchard,
Arthur Phyllias
1933-2015
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Bjola, Leonard
N.J.
1932-2016
Served in Ontario 1956-1958
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Boase, John B.
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Boddy,
Frank
____-1996
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Bolt,
George Miller
____-2012
Served in Ontario in 1955 as Slt
(E), RCN
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Bond,
Jean-Noel
1931-2017
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Bonoyer,
Roger Agenor 1922-2007
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Bottomley,
John
1918-2004
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Boughton,
Donald Ross
1931-2018
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Bowditch,
William Watson
1918-2010
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Boyle,
Douglas Seaman
1923-2001
Served in Ontario as Direction
Officer in 1947. Drafted to Ontario 04 May 1951 as Lt (ND), RCN
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Bradford,
Sydney Howard 1929-2016
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Bradt,
George Albert
____-2009
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Bridges,
Richard James B.
1922-1998
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Bridgman,
Arthur Graham 1917-2004
Drafted to Ontario on 13 Jun 1950 as LCdr (E),
RCN
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Brock,
Jeffry Vanstone
1913-1997
4th Commanding Officer
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Brown, Gordon Richard
1933-1994
Served in Ontario's band
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Brown,
John Quentin Harcourt
1919-2006
Drafted to Ontario on 06 May 1945 as Lt,
RCNVR
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Brown,
Kenneth Frederick
1933-2019
Served in Ontario in 1954 for
training
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Brown,
William DeWitt
1930-2017
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Brownsey,
Lionel John S.
1923-2017
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Bruner,
Garvin Ross
1935-2011
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Bu-Bz
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Budge,
Patrick David
1904-1998
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Bugslag,
John Charles 1922-2013
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Burck,
David
____-1998
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Burgess,
William A.
____-2008
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Burke,
Patrick James
____-2014
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Burnett,
Kenneth
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Butler,
Albert H.
____-1994
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Butt,
Malcolm D.
____-1984
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Buzza,
Percival Charles
1924-2006
Drafted to Ontario on 21 May 1950 as
A/Ord Slt, RCN
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Byer,
Cecil Albert 1934-2000
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Cadwallader,
Charles William A.
1927-2006 |
Cain,
Arthur
1925-2001 |
Cairney,
John Dorrian
1929-2010 |
Calderbank,
Kenneth Robinson
1921-1990
Served in Ontario 27 Jun 1947 -
08 May 1949 |
Caldwell, Frank Birch
1914-2007
Served in Ontario in 1944 as Lt,
RCN and in 1952 as Cdr, RCN, XO
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Caldwell, Ralph Lutes
1927-2015
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Cameron,
Allan
1933-2018 |
Campbell, David
1928-2016
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Canning,
Isaac G.
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Carruthers,
John Gordon
1936-2019
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Cartmill,
John
____-1976
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Carver,
Robert James
1935-2015
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Chadwick,
Edward A.
1929-2016
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Chalmers,
James Hunter
1930-2014
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Chambers,
Ronald Joseph
____-2004
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Chorneyko,
Oleh 1928-2007
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Churcher,
Walter R.
____-1972
Part of Ontario's Electrical
Dept. as a LS during the 1949 Spring Cruise
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Clark,
Ernest Westall
1918-2000
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Clark,
George
1936-1977
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Clark,
Howard Victor
1924-2004
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Clark,
Lloyd Mansfield
1931-2006
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Cochrane,
Adam
1920-____
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Cook,
Fred C.
1926-2015
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Copley,
Lloyd Guy
1918-2009
Drafted to Ontario on 07 Jul 1947 as Wt (E),
RCN
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Cox,
Peter S.
1921-2014
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Crickard,
Frederick W.
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Crisp,
Nelson William
____-1983
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Cuthbert,
Lawrence J.
1933-2018
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Dallin,
Edward Earl
1921-2014
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Davis,
Donald McKay
1926-2015
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Davison,
James Malcolm
1919-2005
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Dawson,
Eric Jardine
1925-2006
Served in Ontario 1952-1954 as LT
(E), RCN
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Dayton,
Arthur David
1930-2005
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Dayton,
Francis James
1924-2013
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Deane, John
1910-1991
Served in Ontario in 1948-1948 as
Cdr, RCN, Senior Electrical Officer
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DeBoice,
Jarvis
1937-2014
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Derbyshire,
William Stephen 1913-2010
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Dixon,
Donald Bertram
1921-2011
Drafted to Ontario on 07 Mar
1947 as Lt (S), RCN
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Doutaz,
George E.
1922-2017
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Down,
John Trenchard 1921-2003
Drafted to Ontario 15 Jul 1950 as
Cd/Constr, RCN
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Downs,
Steve
1935-2016
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Doyle,
Richard
1923-2005
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Driemel,
Harry H.
1927-2002
Served in Ontario 02 Jul 1946 -
14 Oct 1946
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Dubois,
Bernard
____-2009
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Duckworth, Roy
1929-1983
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Dufour,
George
1909-2000
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Duiven,
Richard Charles
1928-2003
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Dunahee,
Harvey Joseph
1938-2011
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Dunbar,
Roy
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Dyck,
Henry Waldemar ____-2018
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Dzioba,
Lawrence
1932-2007
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Ebner, Ernest
Fredrick
____-2013 |
Edwards,
Gordon Lewis
1931-2011 |
Edwards,
Murray Hilton
1927-2011 |
Edwards,
Ralph William
1919-2017
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Emberton,
Ivor
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Etherington,
Jack E.
1932-2015
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Fairhurst,
John T.
1921-2005
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Farrington,
Lawrence
1923-2004
Served in Ontario in 1956 as
LCdr, RCN
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Farquharson,
Kenneth Lionel
1924-2010
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Fawcett,
John David
1929-2015
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Fell, John Atkinson
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Fell,
Lloyd Allan
1927-2014
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Ferguson,
Elmer Alexander
1926-2016
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Ferris,
Leonard Rowland
1921-2015
Served in Ontario, Electrical
Dept. in 1949 as a PO.ET
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Finch-Field,
Reginald Dale
1925-2005
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Finkbeiner, Eugene Paul
1924-2011
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Fisher,
Eric
1936-2017
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Fitchett,
Roy E.
1925-2017
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Ford,
Stanley Price
1916-1992
Served in Ontario n 1948 as a CPO
SBA
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Fox,
John Hamilton
1925-2006
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Fraser,
Norman Lloyd
1927-2014
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Fraser,
Robert Neilson
1933-2017
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Freeman,
David Henry
1912-2001
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Gallo,
Mike
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Gammon,
Bryan T.
1929-2008
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Gardner,
Martin B.
1914-2001
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Garrioch,
Robert McLean
1929-2015
Served in Ontario as C2ET
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Gerrior,
Marshall James
1927-2004
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Gillespie,
Robert Dale
1930-2008
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Gordon,
Raymond Turner
1929-2015
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Gorman,
Andrew Drummond
1931-2007
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Gosh,
Eugene
1923-2015
Served in Ontario in 1952 as EO
and Damage Control Officer as Lt (E), RCN
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Goossen,
George 1932-2018
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Grant,
Frank
1919-2018
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Gouldie,
Gordon Charles
1925-2015
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Grant,
Harold Bryce
1927-2015
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Grant,
Harold Taylor Wood
1899-1965
1st Commanding Officer
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Green,
Robert MacDonald
1917-2008
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Greengrass,
Frederick Charles
1930-2012
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Greig,
Robert Wallace
1922-2007
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Grivel,
George Arthur
1913-1995
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Hall,
Gordon Frederick
1925-2015
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Hall,
Robert
1931-2018
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Halderson,
James
1930-2015
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Halliday, Richard
George
____-2016
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Hagarty,
Edwin Foran
1917-1992
Served in Ontario in 1956
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Hardy,
Donald Henry
1928-2010
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Harrington,
Walter
1922-1970
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Harwood,
John
1932-2018
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Hawkey,
Robert Clarence
1927-2018
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Hayes,
Godfrey Harry 1919-2006
Served in Ontario as Lt, RCN
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Hayley,
Al
1921-1997
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Hayward,
Robin Blakeney
1920-2006
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Healey,
Leslie
1916-1997
Served in Ontario in the 1950s as Lt
(L), RCN
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Henry,
Robert John
1932-2012
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Hibbard,
James Calcutt
1908-1996
5th Commanding Officer
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Hibbert,
William
____-2007
Served in Ontario as a Warrant
Communications Officer
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Hiltz,
John Samuel
1929-2016
Served in Ontario in 1951 as
A/Slt, RCN
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Hodgkins,
Frederick William
1922-2017
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Hodgkin,
William Phillip
1924-2006
Served in Ontario in 1945
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Holland,
Cedric Mathewson
1908-1993
Served in Ontario in 1947
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Howarth, William
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Hughes,
Victor Wesley
1929-2001
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Hughes,
William Andrew
1927-2013 Served
in Ontario in 1949
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Ingleson,
Terry Ralph
1935-2001
Served in Ontario 07 Nov 1955 -
06 Nov 1957 as an AB.EM1 / LS.EM1
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Inouye,
Yeiji
1925-2018
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Insley,
John Earl
____-1999
Drafted to Ontario 01 Jul 1947 as
a Wt(L), RCN
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Jack,
Andrew McQueen
1919-1987
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Jackson,
James Randy
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Jackson,
Leslie Andrew
1918-2008
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Jackson,
Peter John
1925-2016
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Jackson,
Roy Mathew
1927-2016
Served in Ontario in 1949 as an AB.ET
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Jatiouk,
Donald M.
____-2015
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Jellett,
John David
1926-2016
Drafted to Ontario 19 May 1947 as
Slt, RCN
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Jenkinson,
Joseph F.
____-2009
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Jones,
Gordon Graham
1934-2017
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Jones,
Harvey Alan
1927-2008
Served in Ontario as P1RP
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Jupp,
Robert Hugh
1926-2014
Served in Ontario as P2QM
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Justice,
David W.
1927-2018
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Kahler,
Lawrence John
1926-1985
Served in Ontario 11 Jun 1947 -
11 Dec 1947 as a AW (probationary) and, 12 Dec 1947 - 12 Jan 1948
as an AW, RCN |
Kastner,
George Allan
____-2012
Served in Ontario in 1952 |
Kearney,
George Alfred
1923-2016
Served in Ontario 1951-1952 |
Kenyon,
Chester George R.
1926-2002 |
Kinney, Glen
Everett |
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Kirkaldy,
Lawrence
1931-2006 |
Kostiuk,
Bohdan John Peter
1929-2017 |
Krieger,
Willy
1928-2006 |
Krogel,
William F.
1922-2012 |
L'Heureux,
Edward Joseph
1929-2013
Served in Ontario for Training as Naval Cadet,
RCN(R)
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Lambie,
Vincent Frederick
1927-2009
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Lane,
Robert L.
1920-2013 |
Lapadat,
Johnnie Safron
1926-2004 |
Lawrence,
James
____-1973
Served in Ontario Jul 1948 - Nov
1948 |
Lawless,
James Christopher
1929-1994
Served in Ontario in 1951 |
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Leeming,
John McWhannell
1911-1985
Drafted to Ontario 02 Aug 1948 as
LCdr, RCN
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Lemon,
Denis Ernest
1925-2013
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Little,
Sheldon B.
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Little, Vernon
Earle
1924-1979
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Logie,
Robert Douglas
1928-2017
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Longmuir,
Malcolm MacLeod
1928-1961
Served in Ontario 1956-1958
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Lourme,
Ernest Patrick
1929-2013
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Loverock,
A.W.
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Served in Ontario post WW2
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Lower,
Richard Ernest
1924-2009
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MacDonald,
Leo I.
1937-2018
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Mace,
Thomas
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Drafted to Ontario 31 Jul 1950 as a
Cd(E), RCN
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MacGillivray,
John
1909-1988
Served in Ontario in 1945 as
Senior Engineer
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Machattie,
Frederick G.W. ____-2002
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MacIntyre,
Norman Elwell
____-2015
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MacKay, Roy
Allan
1929-2019
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MacPherson,
Ian Alexander
____-2009
Served in Ontario in 1947
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Mainguy,
Daniel Nicholas 1930-2010
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Mann,
Clement Cecil Wallace 1911-2005
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Mann,
Cyril F. (Cy)
1923-2017
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Manning,
Vivian Clarence
1933-2017
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Mannix,
George Henry
____-2015
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Marcus,
Daniel Leonard
____-2008
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Mayo,
Mark William 1923-2011
Drafted to Ontario on 21 May 1945 as Lt,
RCN
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McBride,
Donald K.
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McClelland,
James Stanley
1934-2011
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McCulley,
William
1934-2016
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McGibbon,
Roy Edgar Charles
1930-2017
Served in Ontario in 1955
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McLeod, Cathel
James 1919-2017
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Michalko, Orest Paul Ray
1925-1995
Served in Ontario 18 Feb 1952 - 04 Mar
1953 as a P1NS
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Miller,
David Donaldson
1922-2007
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Miller,
Edward Edgar
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Minchin, Harry
Laurence Adye
1925-2012
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Moore,
Clifford Allan
1931-2013
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Morris,
Edward Bernard
____-2005
Served in Ontario in 1949 as a Lt
RCN
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Munday,
Robert William
1938-2009
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Muster,
Edward
1929-2011
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Myers,
Frank S. 1928-2017
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Nelson, Raymond
Gene
1938-2018
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Nerbas,
David John Philip
1939-2017
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Newton,
J. David 1923-2018 Served
in Ontario in 1951
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Newton,
John Douglas ____-2017
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Nowle,
Anthony 1930-2017
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Paddon,
Stuart Edmund
1917-1989 |
Paquette,
Joseph Leonard
1937-2017 |
Parsons,
Harvey
1936-2016 |
Paterson,
William Argyle
1930-2007 |
Paul,
Robert James 1919-2010
Served in Ontario in 1948 as
Gunner / CD Gunner
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Peterson,
Dolphus Mason
1931-1993
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Pickford,
Reginald
John
1920-2012
Served in Ontario in 1950 as
LCdr, RCN, NavO and in 1954 as Cdr, RCN
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Pinkney,
John William
1922-2010
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Pippard,
Frederick Arthur
1918-1989
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Poulton,
William G.
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Publicover,
Donald
1931-2015
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Pullen,
Hugh, Francis
1905-1983
6th Commanding Officer
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Reeve,
Arthur Thomas
1937-2012 |
Robertson,
Robert
1925-2018 |
Roggeveen,
Paul Adrian
____-2014 |
Rombough,
Wallace Ormand
1926-2006
Served in Ontario 04 Jan 1955 -
25 Aug 1955 as a P2ERS |
Rusk,
Harry
1928-2012
Drafted to Ontario 21 Jun 1948
for training as Midshipman, RCN. Served in Ontario in 1957 as Lt, RCN |
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Russell, James 1925-2018 |
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Sauberli, Robert
James
1925-2010 |
Sauder,
Wilton H.
1927-2016 |
Schellenberg,
David Jack
1934-2014 |
Schmitke,
Edmund G.
1926-2018 |
Sears,
George Elms
1931-2015 |
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Seibel,
Arthur J.
1925-2016 |
Simpson,
John B.
1939-2012 |
Slade,
John Charles
1937-2003
Served
in Ontario in 1956 as a Naval Cadet, RCN |
Smith,
Edward Stanley
1920-2014 |
Smyth,
Joseph
1923-2012 |
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Smith, Oscar M.
1926-2019 |
Snider,
Stewart Gordon
1926-2010
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Somers,
George Henry
1921-2009 |
Sosnkowski,
Joseph
1932-2012
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Southin,
Howard Edward
1922-2018
Served in Ontario during WW2
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Spalding,
James Dixon
1938-2016
Served in Ontario in 1956 as an
Officer Cadet for training
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Spark,
Gerald Gibson
1920-2000 |
Spencer,
Alan
1930-2016 |
Spencer,
Brian Roff
1907-1961
Served in Ontario in 1945 as Cdr
(E), RCN
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Spicer,
George
1932-2018
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Staicue,
Roy
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Stegen,
James William
1933-2017
Served in Ontario in 1954
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Stewart,
James
1918-1974
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Stewart,
Raymond George
____-2016
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Stipkala,
John Bernard
1930-2018
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Strachan,
Jack Harold
1928-2019
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Sutherland,
George Ross
1927-2014
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Swonnell,
Horace Walter Edwin
1912-2000
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Tassell,
Allan
1923-2016
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Taylor,
George Wilfred
1920-2016
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Taylor,
Robert Dewey
1920-2010
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Thibadeau,
Charles C.E.
1930-2019
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Timbrell,
Robert Walter
1920-2006
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Tisdall,
Ernest Patrick
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Todd,
Richard G.
1937-2018
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Tothe,
Edward Stephen
1928-2013
Served in Ontario 27 Feb 1950 -
02 Jul 1950 as an OS, RCN
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Trudgian,
David John
1929-2013
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Turnbull,
David Thomas
1930-2016
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Fleet, Bernard J.
1928-2014
Served in Ontario in 1951 as
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VanEk,
Hendrick
1934-2016 |
Vergouwen,
Peter J.
1931-2016 |
Volker,
William George
1932-2017 |
Vondette,
Henry William 1924-2006
Served
in Ontario as LCdr, RCN |
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Waller,
James 1917-1973
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Watt,
George T.
1931-2015
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Way,
Clifford James
1922-2007
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Weigand,
Edwin Vernon
1926-2018
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Welland,
Robert Philip
1918-2010
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Witt,
Eugene Rodger
1934-2017
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Wright,
James Edward 1926-2005
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Wyber,
William David
1930-1984
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Ronald Graham
1928-1996
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Leonard Thomas
1933-2015
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Former Crew Members
EL49 = Electrical Department,
Spring Cruise, Jan 1949
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Amyto,
George Lionel, Inst/Cdr, RCN - 16 May 1949
Anderson,
Jack Ross, A/Cdr (S), RCN - 10 Jun 1948 / 18 Jun 1948
Annesley,
John Crispo Leckie, Lt, RCN - 30 Jun 1947
Armstrong,
James Dunbar, Inst/Cdr, RCN - 31 Jul 1950
Arnison,
Alfred Borden, Cdr (E), RCN - 17 Apr 1946
Austin,
G.W., RCSCC - Jan-Apr 1954
Bell,
"Dinger" - 1957
Benson,
Patrick Campbell, LCdr, RCN - 16 May 1949
Bernatchez,
Joseph Louise Philippe, Inst/Lt, RCN - 16 May 1949
Biggs, M., CPO (EL49)
Biskey, F., CPO (EL49)
Bissett,
C. - 1951
Bolus,
Hal Baldwin, Lt (E), RCNVR - 23 Jul 1945
Bowen,
James Gilbert, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
Brewer, P2 (EL49)
Brock,
Jeffry (Jeff) Vanstone, Cdr, RCN, XO - 30 Jun 1947
Broster,
Gordon Arnold (Art) - Jul 1949
Brown,
Thomas Jackson, LCdr, RCNVR - 01 Apr 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Caldwell,
Frank Birch, Lt (T), RCN - 11 Feb 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Cameron,
Arthur Keith, Midshipman (S), RCN - 27 Mar 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr
1945
Carpenter, Ray, LS (EL49)
Chapman,
George William, A.Surg/Cdr, RCN - 15 Jul 1947
Checkan,
John, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
Clark,
Roy, Wt/Comm, RCN - 15 Jun 1947
Clarke, LCdr (EL49)
Clemens,
Steven Albert, A/LCdr (S), RCN - 07 Mar 1947
Cockfield,
Alan Stuart, Lt, RCNVR - 24 Apr 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Corner, Alfred
Rogers 
Costain, John, P2 (EL49)
Coulter,
James Robert, Lt (TAS), RCN - 17 Jul 1949
Craig,
Robert John, Lt (E), RCNVR - 15 Jul 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Crawford,
Hugh Leonard, A/Cdr (L), RCN - 02 Jun 1947
Davidson,
Geoffrey Huntley, LCdr, RCN - 29 Mar 1947 / 30 Jun 1947
Davidson,
Murray Alexander, A/Cdr (S), RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Davis,
Lawrence, Lt (S), RCN - 07 Jul 1947
Dawson,
James Keith (Shamus), Midshipman, RCN - 30 May 1949
Deane,
John, Cdr (L), RCN - 10 May 1948
Dickson, Jack, AB (EL49)
Donnithorne,
Richard James Foss, Wt/Ord, RCN - 24 Mar 1947
Dykes, J., CPO (EL49)
Edwards, Ivan Rex, Ch C1 III (Un Ch), RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Elcock,
Frank Dudley, Lt (S), RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Elcock,
Frank Dudley, Paym/Lt, RCNVR - 26 Apr 1945
Ellis,
Robert Lambert, Lt (TAS), RCN - 01 Jul 1947 / 07 Jun 1948
Emerson,
George Henry, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
Falardeau,
George, Lt, RCNVR - 13 Jun 1945
Fellner,
Walter George, WT (E), RCN 25 May 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Ferguson, R. PO (EL49)
Ferris,
Edmund, Radar 3
Field,
Frederick John, Inst/Lt (Met), RCNVR - 24 Apr 1945 (Stand by) / 26
Apr 1945
Foley, J., Mr (EL49)
Frank, Jim, AB (EL49)
Galloway, LCdr (EL49)
Garfield,
Norman Albert, Lt (El) (R), RCNVR - 13 Jun 1945
Gillard,
George Lea, Ch C1 I (P), RCN - 01 May 1948
Gray,
George Charles Edwrd, Inst/LCdr, RCN - 07 Jul 1947
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Haverfield,
John Aimey Garnault, Lt (G), RCN - 05 Jun 1945
Hayes,
Terrance Desmond John, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
Heibert, Ed, AB (EL49)
Henley,
Alan Alexander Trelawney, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
Henning,
Roy Victor, RCNVR - 26 Apr 1945
Hertzbert,
John Sumner, Slt, RCN - 19 May 1947
Hill,
Stan - 1949
Hind,
Ralph Ridley, Lt (L), RCN - 25 May 1948
Hlasny,
Stephen - 1957 - 1958
Hodascek,
John - 1949
Holland, J., AB (EL49)
Holmes,
Oliver Gerald Lindsay, LCdr, RCNVR - 30 Apr 1945
Holmes,
William Nagel, A/Gnr, RCN - 02 Jun 1947
Hope,
W.H.
Horne,
John Edmund, LCdr (L), RCN - 29 May 1946 / 28 Jul 1947
Hovan, J., PO (EL49)
Howard,
Gordon - 1949
Howe,
William Hasting, Slt, RCN - 12 Mar 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Howe,
William Hastings, Lt, RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Hutcheson,
James Gordon Rodgers - 1948 & 1950 for Training
Johnson,
James Arthur, Inst/Slt, RCN - 13 Jul 1941
Johnston,
William David Falconer, A/LCdr, RCN - Jan 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr
1945
Judd,
LCdr, NavO - 1958
Karagianis,
John Melvin, Wt/Catering, RCN - 01 May 1947
Kelbough,
Ken, RCN
Keohane,
Terrance James, Lt (E), RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Ker,
John Southam, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
King,
Stanley Mackenzie, A/Slt, RCN - 26 May 1947
Kirkendale,
George, A/War (El), RCNVR - Jan 1945 / 26 Apr 1945
Klause, L., LS (EL49)
Lake,
Bernard Summers, Lt, RCNVR - Jan 1945 / 26 Apr 1945
Lewis,
Kenneth Ewart, Lt (E), RCN - 19 Jun 1950
Little, C., PO (EL49)
Little,
Grederick, Cd/Gnr, RCN - 30 Jun 1947
Longmuir,
Gordon, Venture Cadet - Far East Cruise, 1957
MacCharles,
Ernest Daniel, Surg/LCdr, RCNVR - 19 May 1945
MacDermid,
Edgar Sydney (Twitchy), Lt (G), RCN - 01 Jul 1948
MacLean,
John Harris, Lt (N), RCN - 27 Jun 1945
MacDermid,
Edward Syndey, Lt (G), RCN - 06 Jun 1947
MacDonald,
Harry Hugh, Lt (G), RCN - 24 Apr 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
MacFie,
John, Wt/Shipt, RCN - 07 May 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
MacGlashan,
Donald Milne, Lt (F), RCNVR - 15 Mar 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
MacKinnon,
Hector Hugh, Surg/Lt, RCNVR - 25 Apr 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
MacPherson,
Ian Alexander, Slt, RCN - 19 May 1947
Madwick,
Edward Thomas George (Mook), Lt (G), RCN - 10 Jun 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Mahdiur, John, AB (EL49)
Martin,
Ian Cameron, LT (E), RCN - 11 Jul 1949
Massick,
Ernest Harold, Wt (El), RCN - 24 Mar 1944 (Stand by)/ 26 Apr 1945
Maxwell,
John Wright, A/LCdr, RCN - 17 Jul 1949
McCormick,
Harold Duncan, Cdr (L), RCN - 17 Jul 1950
McDonald,
Burt Austin, Lt (E), RCN - 27 Jun 1947
McDowall,
John William, Lt (G), RCN - 01 Jul 1948
McKee,
Dave
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McLean,
Gerry - 1957
McNichol,
Duncan Stewart, Midshipman (S), RCN - 31 Mar 1945 / 26 Apr 1945
McRae,
Donald Gordon, Lt, RCNVR - 27 Jan 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Merwin,
James Herbert, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
Morris,
Edward Bernard (Spike), Lt (E) (A/E) (P), RCN - 16 May 1949
Murray,
John Whitridge, Lt (El) (R), RCNVR - 26 Apr 1945
Neatherton, F., CPO (EL49)
Nemeth, K., CPO (EL49)
O'Connor,
victor Frederick, Wt (E), RCN - 26 Apr 1945
O'Grady,
John Waller De Courcy, RCNVR - 26 Apr 1945
Okros,
Richard Dennis
Orton,
PO - 1945
Overhold, CPO (EL49)
Parry,
Leslie James, A/Gnr, RCN - 31 May 1949
Parry,
Richard John (Commissioning Crew)
Paterson,
George Alexander, RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Patterson, CPO (EL49)
Paul,
Joseph Morrison, Cd/Gnr - 26 Apr 1945 / Lt (G), RCN - 17 Jul 1949
Paul,
Robert James, A/Gnr, RCN - 19 May 1948
Peterson, J., LS (EL49)
Phillips,
Eugene - 1957-1968
Phillips,
Geoffrey, Lt (E), RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Protheroe,
George Edward, Cd/Gnr (T), RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Rees,
Ray - 1957-1958
Riguse, PO (EL49)
Roy,
Kenneth McCuish, Lt (S), RCN - 04 Mar 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr
1945
Rubens,
Rupert C., AB, RC3, V-89114, RCNVR
Ruse,
John Clark, Lt, RCNVR - 22 May 1945
Sabiston,
Donald Peter, Inst/Lt, RCN - 03 Jul 1950
Saks,
James, Lt, RCNVR - 21 Apr 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Schober,
George, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
Seright,
Shorty - 1949
Shott,
Andrew Edward, Wt/Shpt, RCN - 11 Jun 1946 (Served in Ontario from 1944 to 1945)
Simmons,
Ron - 1957-1958
Silvester,
Jim C., PO.QR2, RCNVR
St. Pierre, B., PO (EL49)
St. Pierre, Paul
Stann,
Daniel Alexander, Lt (El), RCNVR - 26 Apr 1945 (Standby)
Steel,
David Burnell, Midshipman - 21 Jun 1948
Spencer,
Brian Roff, Cdr (E), RCN - 20 Jan 1944 (Stand by) / 20 Jun 1944
(Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Sullivan,
Gerald (Jerry)
Tanner,
Joe, LS.CK, RCN - 1957
Thompson,
Al - 1949
Tkachuk, J., PO (EL49)
Treherne,
Thomas Claude, Slt (E), RCN - 26 Apr 1945
Tucker,
Edmund Belford, Lt (El) (R), RCNVR - 08 May 1945
Tutte,
Douglas Frederick, A/Gnr, 26 Apr 1945
Wadds,
George Mantague, LCdr (G), RCN - 30 Jun 1947
Ward,
Francis Shepard, Ord/Lt, RCN - 23 Jun 1947
Weber,
Benjamin Nicol, Lt, RCN - 17 Jul 1950
Welch,
Thomas Alan, Lt, RCNVR - 13 Jun 1945
Whitelaw,
Donald Mackay, A/Surg/Cdr, RCNVR - 27 Mar 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr
1945
Wickstrom, D.C.L., AB (EL49)
Wilkinson, Mr (EL49)
Wilkinson,
Joseph Graham, Wt/Rad, RCN - 06 May 1947
Wilkinson,
Norman Leslie, Gnr, RCN - 26 May 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Willis,
Robert Clifford, Lt (S), RCN - 28 Feb 1945 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
Wise,
Cyril Hubert Surtee, LCdr, RN - 01 Apr 1944 (Stand by) / 26 Apr 1945
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Photos
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HMCS Ontario's bell located at CTC HMCS
Ontario, Kinston, Ont.
Photos taken 2007
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HMCS Ontario silk napkin
Courtesy of Terry Gunn
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Newspaper article on HMCS Ontario joining the
Royal Canadian Navy
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester
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Ontario Sail On Way To Join Pacific Fleet
Crow's Nest newspaper - Jul 1945
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Fo'c's'le and forward triple 6-inch turrets of
HMCS Ontario
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester
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HMCS Ontario at anchor in the Clyde, Greenock,
Scotland
From the collection of Phyllis Meier (neé
Friend), WRCNS
Courtesy Catherine Couture
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HMCS Ontario
Courtesy of Mike O'Keefe
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HMCS Ontario
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Capt. Grant and Commander Tisdall on the bridge
of HMCS Ontario 29 Apr 1945
From the collections of Nick and Jim Silvester
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Belfast, Ireland
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(1) Bellevue Park, Belfast, Ireland (2)
Joining ship at Belfast (3) HMCS Ontario at Belfast (4 -8)
Belfast, Ireland (9-14) V.E. Day, Belfast, Ireland
Photo 1 from the collection of Jim Silvester.
Photos 2-14 from the collection of Nick
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Greenock, Scotland
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(1) HMCS Ontario at Greenock, Scotland (2)
Wrens on ship at Greenock (3 - 5) HMCS Ontario at Greenock,
Scotland (6) Greenock, Scotland (7) RN Drifter loaded with Liberty men from HMCS
Ontario, Greenock, Scotland - 25 Apr 1945 (8) Greenock, Scotland
Photo 1 from the collection of Edmund Ferris.
Photos 2 - 6 from the collection of Nick. Photo 7 and 8 from the
collection of Jim Silvester.
Photo 7 is a DND/RCN photo
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Scotland
From the collection of Edmund Ferris
Courtesy of Edmund Ferris
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(1) Captain Grant taking salute Starboard QD Division
29 May 1945 (2) Lt. O'Grady, Division Starboard Fo'c's'le
(3) Admiral Sir H.R. Moore C-in-C Home Fleet with
Captain Grant on Quarterdeck. 23 Jun 1945 (4) Captain Grant and
Commander Tisdall on Quaterdeck 10 Jun 1945 (5) Rigging the whaler and pinnace at lower boom,
HMCS Ontario (6) H.M. Submarine Truncheon alongside at Scapa Flow
25 Jun 1945 (7) Sunset at Scapa Flow (8) Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow
(9) Church Service on the Quarterdeck of HMCS Ontario
- 10 Jun 1945 (10) Ship's band on the Quarterdeck of HMCS Ontario 10
Jun 1945
DND/RCN photo
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester
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Liverpool, England
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& 2) Liverpool (3) Entrance to Mersey Tunnel,
Liverpool (4) RMS Queen Mary at Liverpool (5) Liverpool, England, Jun 1945
(6) HMCS Ontario letting go starboard anchor in the
Mersey River, England 10 Jun 1945 (7) HMCS Ontario preparing to leave Liverpool England
(looking aft) 17 Jun 1945
Photos 1-4 from the collection of Nick.
Photos 5-7 from the collection of Jim Silvester.
Photos 3 and 4 are DND/RCN photos
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HMCS Ontario
passing the Rock of Gibraltar - 14 Aug 1945
Photo 1 from the collection of Jim
Silvester. Photos 2 and 3 from the collection of Nick.
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Cape Bon, Tunisia - "The German Dunkirk in
Africa"
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Malta
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HMCS Ontario arriving at Valetta, Malta 08 Aug
1945 (2) Victoria Gate - Gate to the city of Valetta, Malta
(3) Valetta, Malta (4) Valetta, Malta (5) Two petty
officers from HMCS Ontario, Valette, Malta (6) Water taxi, Valetta Harbour, Malta
(7) HMCS Ontario, Malta (8) HMCS Ontario in St. Paul's Bay, Malta
(9) HMCS Ontario at MALTA (10-15) Malta (16) St Paul's Cathedral, Malta
(17) Stone
dedicated to to spot where King George VI landed after the siege of
Malta was won. (18) Grand Harbour, Malta (19) Malta
(20) Edmund Ferris ashore in Malta (21) Edmund Ferris (right) with
shipmate ashore in Malta (22) shipmate of Edmund Ferris ashore
in Malta (23) British destroyer HMS Gallant H59 at Malta.
Photos
1-8 from the collection of Jim Silvester. Photo 9 from the
collection of Terry Gunn Photos 10 - 19 from the
collection of Nick. Photos 20-23 from the collection of Edmund
Ferris.
Historical
note for HMS Gallant H59: On 10 January 1941, during Operation
Excess, the Italian torpedo boats Circe and Vega attempted an attack
on the Allied convoy off Pantellaria. Right after the engagement, in
which Vega was sunk, Gallant struck a mine that detonated her
forward magazine, because the Italian action pushed the British
convoy too much south of their pre-established route. The explosion
blew the bow off the ship, killing 65 and injuring 15 more of her
crew. Her sister Griffin rescued most of the survivors and the
destroyer HMS Mohawk towed her stern-first to Malta. The ship was
slowly repaired and in October 1941 it was estimated that they would
be completed in June 1942. However, on 5 April 1942, she was
extensively damaged by bomb splinters by an air raid on Valletta and
had to be beached at Pinto's Wharf to prevent her from sinking. She
was judged to be a constructive total loss and any usable equipment
was stripped from her hulk. Gallant was expended as a blockship at
St Paul's Island in September 1943, with the wreck being broken up
in 1953
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Mock air attack on HMCS Ontario and HMS Belfast
(Belfast lead ship)
From the collection of Jim Silvester
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Misc. photos
From the collection of Edmund Ferris
Courtesy of Edmund Ferris
Webmaster's note: These photos were taken during
the trip from the England - to Hong Kong - to Esquimalt - but it is
not known where in the trip they fit in.
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Alexandria and
Cairo, Egypt
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Alexandria (2) Tramway, Alexandria
(3) Cairo (4) Mausoleum in Cairo (5 & 6) Alexandria
Harbour (7) Near Cairo (8) Egypt (9) Pyramid near
Cairo (10) Entrance to pyramid near Cairo (11) Kings
Palace, Cairo (12) Street car in Cairo (13) Cairo
Photos 1 & 2 from the collection of Jim Silvester. Photos 3 & 4 from the collection of Edmund
Ferris. Photos 5 -13 from the collection of Nick
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Transiting the Suez Canal
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(1-4) Transiting the
Suez Canal (5&6) Entrance to the Red Sea
Photos 1-3 from the collection of Jim
Silvester. Photos 4-6 from the collection of Nick
Photo 1 is a DND/RCN photo
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Aden, British Crown Colony, Gulf of Aden
Photos 1-3 from the collection of Jim
Silvester. Photo 4 from the collection of Nick
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HMS Bleasdale, a Hunt Class Destroyer, coming
alongside HMCS Ontario to fuel
Photos 1 and 4 were taken by an RCN photographer
on HMCS Ontario. Photo 2 and 3 by Jim Silvester.
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester
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Trincomalee, Ceylon - Aug 1945
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(1 & 2) HMCS Ontario at Trincomalee, Ceylon - 22 Aug 1945
(3) French battleship Richelieu (centre), unknown
Aircraft Carrier (right) at Trincomalee, Ceylon - 22 Aug 1945
(4) French battleship Richelieu at Trincomalee, Ceylon
(5) Allied warships at Trincomalle, Ceylon (6) Hospital ships at
Trincomalee, Ceylon - 22 Aug
1945 (7) Native Huts, Trincomalee, Ceylon (8) Snake
Charmeur, Trincomalee, Ceylon (9-10)) Trincomalle locals
(11) Tincomalle (12) Snake charmer
Photo 1 DND/RCN photo
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester
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HMS Smiter D55
HMS Smiter joined the British Fleet enroute to
the Pacific at Trincomalee.
From the collection of Edmund Ferris
Courtesy of Edmund Ferris
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Colombo, Ceylon
Photos 1 & 2 from the collection of Jim Silvester.
Photos 3 - 8 from the collection of Edmund Ferris
Photo 3 - DND / RCN photo
Courtesy of Edmund Ferris and Jim Silvester
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Onboard HMCS Ontario
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HMCS Ontario's dentist at work (ON-0043) HMCS Ontario's
"Y" gun crew (ON-0044) HMCS Ontario's Entertainment
Broadcast Room
DND/RCN photos
From the collection of Edmund Ferris and Nick
Courtesy of Edmund Ferris
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Hong Kong, Sep - Oct 1945
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Unknown ship following astern of HMCS Ontario (ON-0051-2) HMCS
Ontario in the approaches to Hong Kong (ON-0053) HMS Swiftsure
at Hong Kong (ON-0054) Hong Kong seen from HMCS Ontario
(ON-0055) HMS Anson at Hong Kong (ON-00566) Chinese Sam Pan
passes by HMCS Ontario, Hong Kong, China (ON-0058) Capt harold
Grant, C.O. (left) with unknown officer on the quarterdeck of HMCS
Ontario
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HMCS Ontario's pinnance (ON-0069) Sailors from HMCS Ontario
being landed in Hong Kong (ON-0072) HMCS Ontario's landing
party forming up for march to the ship's HQ (ON-0073) Platoon
Marching into HMCS Ontario's HQ (Tai Yan Club Hong Kong) - 13 Sep
1945 (ON-0074) Hong Kong locals playing Mahjong
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(ON-0074-1 & ON-0074-2) Hong Kong street
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Ceremony at Government House 18 Sep 1945 (ON-0093) Barracks at
Tai Koo, Hong Kong, China
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Fort Stanley Area showing Prison and Internee Camp, Hong Kong,
China (ON-0101) WW2 POW in Hong Kong -Japanese atrocity
(ON-0102) RPC on HMCS Ontario for HMCS Prince Robert (ON-0103)
HMCS Prince Robert at Hong Kong (ON-0104-3) Kowloon Clock tower
repaired by members of crew from HMCS Ontario
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Sunday Evening concert on HMCS Ontario 30 Sep 1945 (This is Goodsell's
Orchestra) (ON-0113 - ON-0118-6) HMCS Ontario leaves Hong Kong
to rescue the Admiralty Tanker Wave King
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(ON-0120) HMS Anson at Hong Kong. HMCS Ontario in
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Street scene, Hong Kong
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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Newspaper articles on HMCS Ontario rescuing the
tanker Wave King and her arrival, stay and departure from Hong Kong
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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Newspaper articles on HMCS Ontario's time at Hong
Kong
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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Hong Kong Sep-Oct 1945
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HMCS Ontario's Platoon "A" Landing Party - 13 Sep
1945 (2) C&POs Mess in Tai Yan Club, Hong Kong. Jim
Silvester first on left. (3) Barracks at Fort Stanley, Hong Kong,
China (4) Internee Camp Left, Civilian Prison, on Right, Fort
Stanley, Hong Kong, China (5) Barracks at Aberdeen, Hong Kong,
China (6) Motor Transport Commandeered. Used to move personnel
around Hong Kong and other stations (7) HMCS Prince Robert
leaving Hong Kong - 27 Sep 1945 (8) Rocket display by allied
fleet at Hong Kong, China (9) Back of photo 8
From the collection of Jim Silvester
DND RCN photos
Courtesy of Jim Silvester
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Victory Day in Hong Kong (8) Unveiling of war memorial at Hong
Kong (14) Japanese POWs (15) Chinese Junk (16)
Chinese locals selling wares (17) Chinese funeral (18)
unknown Chinese girl
From the collection of Nick
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Major General S.K. Yee One of Chaing Kai Chek's
Aides leaving HMCS Ontario. PO J. Fairhurst manning the gangway
DND/RCN photo
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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One of HMCS Ontario's sail makers at work
DND/RCN photo
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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Japanese Destroyer
DND/RCN photo
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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(1-4) Edmund Ferris on HMCS Ontario (5-7)
Unknown sailors on HMCS Ontario (8) Part of crew formed up and
being addressed
Webmaster's note: These photos were taken during
the trip from the England - to Hong Kong - to Esquimalt - but it is
not known where in the trip they fit in.
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Currency from HMCS Ontario's trip from England
- to Hong Kong - to Esquimalt, BC
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From the collection of Edmund Ferris
Courtesy of Edmund Ferris
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Guam
(1 & 2) Japanese destroyer at Guam.
(3) unknown aircraft carrier at Guam
From the collection of Nick
Note: it is not known the exact time frame the
port visit to Manila was or where it fits into the photograph time
line
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Manila
From the collection of Nick
Note: it is not known the exact time frame the
port visit to Manila was or where it fits into the photograph time
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Two newspaper articles on HMCS Ontario
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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"Y" Turret on HMCS Ontario. Sailors in
photo unidentified
From the collection of Nicholas Vukson
Courtesy of John Vukson |
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HMCS Ontario's "A" Turret 6-inch triple
gun turret
DND/RCN photo
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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Ramming home 4-inch shell on starboard #2, HMCS
Ontario
DND/RCN photo
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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HMCS Ontario arriving at Pearl Harbor
DND/RCN photo
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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Port visit at Pearl Harbor - enroute to
Esquimalt, BC
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(1 & 2) Painting Ship at Pearl Harbor - 17
Nov 1945 (9) Kau Kau Korner - Crossroads of the Pacific
Photos 1 & 2 from the collection of Jim
Silvester. Photos 3 & 4, 8-11 are from the collection of
Nick. Photos 5-7are from the collection of Edmund
Ferris.
Photos 1 - 7 are DND/RCN photos
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Capt Grant inspecting ship's company of HMCS
Ontario, circa 1945
Courtesy of Al Brosseau
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Capt Grant inspecting ship's company on HMCS
Ontario.
This photo was taken at Pearl harbor in 1945 just before HMCS
Ontario left Pearl to return to Esquimalt.
Paul St-Pierre is 3rd from left
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(#ON-0245) Ship's baker at work (ON-0246) Cooks at work - note
the rope they are holding ... appears to be a bit rough out.
(ON-0251 & ON-0253) A bit rough out
From the collections of Edmund Ferris, Jim
Silvester and Nick
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HMCS Ontario arrives in Esquimalt after the end
of the Pacific war.
From the collection of Edmund Ferris
Courtesy of Edmund Ferris
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HMCS Ontario in Esquimalt - 1945
From the collection of Robert Sauberli,
RCNVR
Courtesy of James Sauberli
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The Captain's Gig being either brought
onboard to or launched from HMCS Ontario - date unknown
From the collection of Harold Stevens
Courtesy of Rob Stevens
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Formal dinner in the wardroom of HMCS
Ontario. First two officers from the left appear to be
Hibbard and Budge.
Photo circa 1947-1949
Courtesy of Bill McRitchie / John Gabel
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A group of young sailors just drafted to HMCS
Ontario in front of "A" gun, Jul 1949
Back row, 3rd from left - ABRP Art Broster; 4th
from left - ABRP David Burck
Courtesy of Gordon Howard |
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G.A. Broster (right) sitting on the secondary
armament of HMCS Ontario - 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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G.A. Broster (right) on HMCS Ontario - date
unknown
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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G.A. Broster sitting on the secondary armament of
HMCS Ontario - date unknown
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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HMCS Ontario, Royal Guard inspected by
Rear-Admiral Harry Dewolf, FOPC, 1949
Courtesy of Gordon Howard & Ed Chadwick
Click
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Ed Chadwick and "Swede" Hoiland, HMCS
Ontario, Jan 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Ed Chadwick on A turret, HMCS Ontario, Jan 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Roy Duckworth and Swede Hoiland, HMCS Ontario,
Jan 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Crescent seen from HMCS Ontario, Jan 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario's bridge, Jan 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario entering San Diego Harbor 15 Feb
1949. Unknown aircraft carrier on her port side
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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Magdalena Bay, Mexico, Spring Cruise, Feb 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Crew from HMCS Ontario going ashore as Magdalena,
Mexico, Spring Cruise, Feb 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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HMCS Ontario at San Diego, Spring Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario at San Diego, Spring Cruise, 1949
3 names of those in photo - Hoiland, Costin,
Ferguson
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario at San Diego, Spring Cruise, 1949
3 names of those in photo - Peterson, Carpenter,
Porteous
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario at Broadway Pier, San Diego, Spring
Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Ontario sailors (L-R) John Hodascek, Al Thompson,
Stan Hill and George (Shorty) Seright at a market in Acapulco, Mexico 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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G.A. Broste sitting in the Captain's chair on the
bridge of HMCS Ontario, Acapulco, Mexico 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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G.A. Broster on the bridge of HMCS Ontario,
Acapulco, Mexico 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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George (Shorty) Seright on the bridge of HMCS Ontario,
Acapulco, Mexico 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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Unknown Petty Officer on HMCS Ontario, Spring
Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario transiting the Panama
Canal, Spring Cruise, 1949
From the collections of Ed Chadwick &
Gordon (Art) Broster
From the collection of Gordon (Art) Broster |
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Sing Song at night on HMCS Ontario, Spring
Cruise, 1949
Cdr P.D. Budge entertaining
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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R. Riguse, J. Dickson, J. Baur, L. Bre(??)
J. Evancio, MacDonald, Ed Chadwick, R. Churcher
HMCS Ontario, Spring Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Label from a bottle of Ron Anejo (Old Rum), from
HMCS Ontario's Spring Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Sailors from HMCS Ontario at a Panama City Bar,
Spring Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Guantanamo City, Cuba, Spring Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Train to Guantanamo, Cuba, Spring Cruise, 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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Sid Bryndilsen and Elgin Oja, HMCS Ontario,
Spring Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Elgin Oja, HMCS Ontario, Spring Cruise, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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Unknown sailor on HMCS Ontario, Spring Cruise,
1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario entering Portland, Oregon 08 Jun 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario passing under the St Johns Bridge,
Portland, Oregon 08 Jun 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson |
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HMCS Ontario's visit to the Portland, Oregon
for the Rose Festival, June 1949
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HMCS Ontario approaching the 3rd bridge on her passage to
Portland (2) HMCS Ontario arriving alongside Portland for the
Rose Festival (3) Staging area for the parade floats (4)
Butte Montana Band (5) Frankin High School Marjorettes
(6) HMCS Ontario Band (7) Hollywood Float
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Laura Skelton Oshawa High School (9) National Bank Float
(10) Sears Float (11) The Rose Queen (12) The Sonnette
Float (13) Woody the Woodpecker float (14) unknown float
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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Forward gun turrets of HMCS Ontario
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson |
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HMCS Ontario in calm seas .... and then not so calm seas
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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HMCS Ontario off-loading the ship's jeep - location unknown - 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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A couple sailors painting the yardarm on HMCS Ontario - 1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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Sailors from HMCS Ontario shopping in Pago Pago -
1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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HMCS Ontario returning to Esquimalt, 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Ontario crew - Admiral's inspection - 07 Jul
1949
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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Invitation to a ship's company dance, 09 July 1949
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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(BT001 - BT006) HMCS ONTARIO (BT007)
Someone's birthday cake (BT008) Comm Rates, 4 Mess, HMCS
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Bob Theriault in his mick (BT012) Captain's gig, HMCS
Ontario (BT013) Yeoman of Signals Bill Howarth (BT014)
Fo'c's'le of HMCS Ontario (BT015 - BT016) Port visit at
Mexican town in Gulf of California
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HMCS Ontario Comm Rates ashore on the beach. Note HMCS Ontario
anchored off in the background (BT018) Mexican naval escort
for HMCS Ontario while in the Gulf of California (BT019) Bob
Theriault - 1st trip to Hawaii (BT020 - BT022) American ships
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (BT023 - BT 024) Hawaii
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American carrier (BT035) Sailor on HMCS Ontario silhouetted
against the dusk sky (BT036 - BT038) Bob Theriault on HMCS
Ontario (BT039) John Budris on HMCS Ontario (BT040) Navy
comic. Webmaster's note: it seems like a pretty
reasonable question .....
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Freighter in the Canal Zone, Panama (BT041) tall ship at
Valparaiso, Chile (BT043) Greeting card that was handed to
sailors on the jetty in Valparaiso, Chile (BT044 - BT045)
Freighter overtaking and passing HMCS Ontario in the Rio de
Plata (BT046) Plaza Independencia, Montevideo (BT047)
Corientas, Montevideo (BT048) Surgar Loaf Lountain, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
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after she attempted to overtake HMCS Ontario entering Buenos Aires
and struck Ontario amidships (BT051) AB.SG Bob Theriault on HMCS
Ontario, Buenos Aires, Argentina (BT052) Buenos Aires,
Argentina (BT053) President Juan Peron visiting HMCS
Ontario while she was visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina (BT054)
Local band, Aruba, Dutch Antillies
(BT055)
Bob Theriault on the bridge of HMCS Ontario (BT056) Bob
Theriault on the flag deck of HMCS Ontario (BT057) Bob
Theriault by the flag locker on HMCS Ontario (BT058) Bob
Theriault on the signal lamp on HMCS Ontario
From
the collection of Bob Theriault, Signalman, RCN
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HMCS Ontario returning from Alaskan cruise
Courtesy of Ed Chadwick |
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HMCS Crescent and HMCS Ontario, Esquimalt, BC circa
1950-1951
Courtesy of Gordon Howard |
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HMCS Ontario - 1951
Source: Government of Nova Scotia Visual
Archives - H.F. Pullen NSARM accession no. 1984-573 Box 1 F/33
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Sentries
rest on arms reversed around the casket as HMCS Ontario steams seaward for
the burial of the late Commodore George R. Miles
Credit: CROWSNEST Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 6, April
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HMCS
Ontario departing St John's, Newfoundland with Princess Elizabeth and
Prince Philip, Duke of Endinburgh.
In
October 1951, Ontario sailed to the east coast where after arrival,
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh sailed on the
cruiser from Sydney, Nova Scotia, through the Cabot Strait to
Newfoundland during the Royal Visit. The ship returned to Esquimalt
following the tour, arriving in December.
From the Rose family photo collection
Courtesy of Bud Rose |
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Crossing the Line Certificate for Midshipman Larry Zbitnew,
27 Sep 1952
From the collection of Larry Zbitnew, LCdr, RCN |
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HMCS Ontario
From the photo collection of Lt VS
Curry, CD, RCN (Ret'd)
RCN PHoto
Courtesy of Gerry Curry |
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Crossing the Line certificate from HMCS
Ontario, Australian Cruise, 25 Jan 1954
Courtesy of Peter Manninen
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HMCS Ontario, Sydney, Australia
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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The firing A and B turrets on HMCS Ontario -
August 1950
Courtesy of Gerald Sullivan
(see RCN
Memories - The Big "O's" Guns) |
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Gerald Sullivan on the boat deck, starboard side, HMCS Ontario,
August 1950
Courtesy
of Gerald Sullivan |
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Canteen card of OS Gerald Sullivan - 1950
Courtesy of Gerald Sullivan |
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HMCS Ontario station card of OS Gerald Sullivan
Courtesy of Gerald Sullivan |
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HMCS Ontario in drydock in Esquimalt, 1950
1950
Esquimalt, Yarrows Dry Dock, at that time one of the largest dry
docks in the world. Ontario, AKA the “Big O” in dry dock, note
the coastal vessel astern. When ship is secured the water is pumped
out and braces placed as it lowers. When approximately 18 – 20
inches remain pumps stopped, dock yard workers done hip waders and
descend into dock armed with pitch forks. North Pacific salmon some
as long as your arm trapped in the dock. Sea birds, cormorants,
gulls feasting on smaller fish while the dock yard workers spear the
salmon. The ship is still, no fans, motors, systems running, no
vibrations, nothing. An 11000 ton floating weapons platform with 800
crew - its as if she was dead with shore power for lights only. We
used Heads ashore and meals in Naval base (Naden). Heads were very
interesting for a 19 year old from the city; they were designed for
Muslim crews using them. Never did see any of the salmon.
Courtesy of Gerald Sullivan |
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HMCS Ontario in drydock in Esquimalt, 1950
Courtesy of Gordon Howard |
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HMCS Ontario in Esquimalt circa 1950-1951
From the collection of Norman Taggart
Courtesy of Erin Brownlee |
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the visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of
Edinburgh to HMCS Ontario - 03-05 Nov 1951
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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HMCS Ontario in drydock
Courtesy of Daniel Miller |
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HMCS Ontario taking a wave over the bow - circa
1950
Courtesy of Gerald Sullivan
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A Christmas card from HMCS Ontario C32
Courtesy of Gerald Sullivan |
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Drinking in the mess deck on HMCS Ontario
before the Christmas dinner - 1950
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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HMCS Ontario C32
Courtesy of Gerald Sullivan
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Certificate of C. Bisset from the Pylon
Look-Out, Sydney Harbour Bridge - 09 Apr 1951
From the collection of Gordon Arnold (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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HMCS Ontario C32 and HMS Victory -
dressed ship. Date unknown
From the collection of William (Bill) McCulley
Courtesy of Linda Hibbert
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HMCS Ontario C32 transiting the Kiel
Canal, June 1955
From the collection of William ( Bill) McCulley
Courtesy of Linda Hibbert
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Ordinary
Seaman Paul St. Pierre with his training group out West. OS Paul
St. Pierre served on HMCS Ontario from 1944 to 1945
People in photo:
Front row (L to R): B.
Holowaty, A. Brown, B. Monture, W. Hart, F.
Gagnier, A. Dicy.
Rear row (L to R): B. Kite, K. Campbell, E. Colburn, W. Boyd, P. St.
Pierre, A. St. Pierre, J. Oberich (Oberick), A. Gray, Joe Hood
Courtesy of Al Brosseau
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Hong Kong Harbour - HMS Renown
(foreground) and HMCS Prince Robert (background)
Photo taken from HMCS Ontario
From the collection of Robert Sauberli,
RCNVR
Courtesy of James Sauberli
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HMCS Ontario conducting a RAS with an
unknown ship
From the collection of Robert Sauberli,
RCNVR
Courtesy of James Sauberli
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HMCS Ontario leaving an unknown port
From the collection of Robert Sauberli,
RCNVR
Courtesy of James Sauberli
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HMCS Ontario arriving at St. John's, NFLD
on 11 Oct 1951 with the Duchess and Duke of Edinbugh
From the Rose family photo collection
Courtesy of Bud Rose
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HMCS Ontario
Courtesy of Erling Baldorf
Original source unknown
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Cleanest Junior NCO's Mess, HMCS Ontario
- 24 Nov 1956
From the collection of Terry Ingleson
Courtesy of Darren Ingleson
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HMCS Ontario, ship's company dance - 1957
L-R: Russel, Murray, Joe Tanner
From the collection of Joe Tanner
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny
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The photos in this section are from the
collection of Stephen Hlasny
These
photos were taken from Jan 1957 – Aug 1958. The ship’s
compliment was about 800 plus 100 cadets which we carried
during our training trips. We did three major trips during
that time, Hawaii, Australia, NZ. Fiji, Philippines,
Japan and small islands through the Pacific. Southern trip to
the Panama, Mexico, California coast. In 1958 we did the
triangle run, and in the latter part of 1958 we did the west
coast of BC hitting all the small communities through out the
west coast anchoring at the majority of them. Ending with our
last trip to Vancouver for the Sea festival, an Princess
Margaret’s visit. On one of our last trips from Hawaii we
were to conduct an exercise , HMCS Ontario being the invading
force to attack the west coast of Vancouver island, The
defending force of the island included Comox air defence,
Esquimalt Frigates and DDE,s. This was to take about a week to
10 days. Our speed at the time was roughly 18 – 20 knots as
the ship was only using twin screws. The Captain at that time
R.P. Welland and Navigator LCDR Judd, asked the Engineers if
the they could connect the other twin screws which was “aye”.
Four hours later we headed straight north at max speed and
then down coast of Vancouver island to Barclay Sound, with a
little camouflage we hid out for a few days basking in the sun
and enjoying a little salmon fishing. We achieved our
objective and to their embarrassment we let the defence force
know where we were. BZ. It was one of my best two years on a
ship of her size.
Courtesy
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Barclay Sound, Vancouver Island, 1958
Ret and relaxation, waiting out in hiding
for the defensive establishment to find us.
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HMCS Ontario, fueling exercise at sea
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Steve Hlasny on the jetty at Pearl
Harbour - the start of the Spring cruise
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R&R at Pearl Harbour - Spring Cruise
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Eugene Phillips, Ray Rees, HMCS Ontario,
Pearl Harbour - Spring Cruise
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Gord (left) and Charlie, EM's Club, Pearl
Harbour - Spring Cruise
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LSRP Steve Hlasny at the beer gardens in
Pearl Harbor, HI, Jan 1957
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny
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Frigates in company - HMCS Stettler and
HMCS New Glasgow - Spring Cruise
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Crew members of HMCS Ontario at Capt.
Cook's monument, Kealakahua, Hawaii
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Hula troupe on HMCS Ontario at Hilo,
Hawaii
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Hula troupe on HMCS Ontario at Hilo,
Hawaii
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Programme for "Showtime"
HMCS Ontario
14 Apr 1957 - Mid Pacific
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Showtime on HMCS Ontario
(1) Harvey Parsons (left) and Lt (G) H.
Vondette (2) Bob Parsons (3) L-R - Harvey, Gerry McLean, Dinger Bell
(4) Colmer on stage
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Relaxing on the gun deck of HMCS Ontario
enroute to Guam
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HMCS Ontario beach party at Guam
(3) Ron Simmons
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Film
actress Rosa Rosal on board HMCS Ontario at Manila with crew members of HMCS
Jonquiere
Courtesy
of Stephen Hlasny |
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Blood donor clinic on board HMCS Ontario
at Manila
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Henderson (left), Steve Hlasny (right) in
Manila
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Dinger Bell (left), Steve Hlasny (right) in Manila
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LSRP Dinger Bell and LSrp Steve Hlasny,
HMCS Ontario, with ABRP Gord Henderson, HMCS Stettler,
Manila, 1957
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny
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Crew members from HMCS Ontario taking
part in a ceremony at Canadian cemetery in Hong Kong
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Steve Hlasny, HMCS Ontario, at Hong Kong
- 1957
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Steve Hlasny, HMCS Ontario, takes one
last rickshaw ride, Hong Kong
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Jackstay transfer between HMCS Ontario
and HMCS Jonquiere
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Band greets HMCS Ontario, HMCS Jonquiere
and HMCS Stettler on their arrival at Yokohama, Japan
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Capt. Welland greets dignitaries at
Yokohama, Japan
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Crew members of HMCS Ontario - April 1957
Cake for the cleanest mess - heading home to
Esquimalt
(1)
Fraser (2) Colmer (3) Tiger Fraser (4) Wyber
(5) W. Ruffel (6) Verner Buz (7) unknown (8)
Roy (9) Steve Hlasny (10) Jupp (11) Jones
(12) Presian (13) W. Frame (14) Hutton (15)
unknown (16) unknown
Click
here to see the photo with everyone numbered
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The Trillium Times
HMCS Ontario shipboard newspaper
Stats for the 1957 Spring Cruise
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Crossing the Equator Card for Steve
Hlasny
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(L-R) Ma-Day, Fergy, Webster
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Fleet Regatta, June 1957
HMCS Athabaskan entry
Photo taken from HMCS Ontario
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Fleet Regatta, June 1957
"Minesweeping Northern Ops"
Minesweeping Squadron entry
Photo taken from HMCS Ontario
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Unknown and Steve Hlasny (right) - July
1957
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Steve Hlasny on HMCS Ontario - Jul 1957
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Kailua-Kona, Hawaiian Islands - Jul 1957
(HI-01) Nap Oopoo - Kealakekua Bay,
Hawaii (Captain Cook - 1779) (HI-02) Kailua Bay,
Hawaii (HI-03) Maalaea,Maui (HI-04) "at
Hilo"
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Jim Lyttle and Steve Hlasny (right), Acapulco
- Feb 1958
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Relaxing at sea, B Gun Deck - Feb 1958
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Relaxing at sea, Saluting Gun Deck - Feb
1958
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Hula welcome for HMCS Ontario. Her last
visit to Pearl Harbour, Mar 1958
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Hula welcome for HMCS Ontario. Her last
visit to Pearl Harbour, Mar 1958
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Dave McKee, HMCS Ontario, Pearl Harbour,
Hawaii - Mar 1958
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Steve Hlasny, HMCS Ontario, Pearl
Harbour, Hawaii - Mar 1958
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The night before we "cross the
line" on HMCS Ontario, 25 Feb 1957
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Crossing the Line, HMCS Ontario, March
1958 - Dramatis Personae
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Crossing the Equator certificate, Steve
Hlasny, HMCS Ontario, 12 March 1958
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HMCS Ontario, Sydney, Australia, 1-8
April 1958
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(L-R) HMCS Cayuga 218, HMCS Athabaskan
219 and HMCS Skeena 207 RASing with HMCS Ontario - 1958
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Steve Hlasny on HMCS Ontario, back in
Esquimalt, Jun 1958
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Dave McKee (top photo) and Steve Hlasny
set for shore leave - June 1958
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"Big O's" last Banyan, Nanoose
Bay, 1958
(1)
Len Paquette (right) and unknown (2) L-R - Steve, Roy, ?? and Len
(3) "George Sears set up shear
legs" (4) Front - (L-R) Steve, Len (5) Steve, Roy, Leonard and ??
(6) unknown (7) unknown (8) Leonard Paquette
(9) Leonard Paquette (10) unknown (11) "Big eyes are on us"
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1958 BC Centennial
HMCS Ontario crew members (L-R)
??, PO1 Tuttle and Alec McLean
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Princess Margaret's sailpast - the Royal
Salute, 1958
Gunner, CPO2 Bird
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Princess Margaret's sail past, 1958
CPO Bird on right
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Royal Roads - ships lit up at night
during Princess Margaret's visit, 1958
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HMCS Ontario enroute to English Bay with
destroyer escort. HMCS Athabaskan 219 lead destroyer
Photo taken from HMCS Ontario
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HMCS Athabaskan 219, HMCS Crescent, HMCS
Cayuga escorting HMCS Ontario enroute to English Bay
Photo taken from HMCS Ontario
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Night Illumination - the fleet is setting
off fireworks in English Bay
Photo taken from HMCS Ontario |
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Night Illumination - the fleet is setting
off fireworks in English Bay
Photo taken from HMCS Ontario |
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L-R - Steve Hlasny (Ontario) and Quinn
(Jonquiere)
A
last run ashore in Vancouver
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Steve Hlasny
A
last run ashore in Vancouver. Beard comes off and I go on
leave and tie the old knot
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"Big O's" last port visit,
Vancouver, BC, Aug 1958
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HMCS Ontario, the "Big O",
Vancouver, Aug 1958
"Sorry to see her go" |
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HMCS Ontario departs Vancouver for
Esquimalt to be paid off
Courtesy of Gordon Howard |
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Former HMCS Ontario "For Sale"
Courtesy of Gordon Howard |
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Ad for Crown Assets sale of HMCS Ontario
Courtesy of Gordon Howard |
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Long Journey to Death begins for the
9,000-ton cruiser HMCS Ontario .....
Newspaper article from a Vancouver paper
- 26 Sep 1960
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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H.M.C.S. ONTARIO REUNION
April 26, 27 and 28, 1996
Toronto, ON
Photo album page 2 "Some of the crew
member" - (2) Boots Green (6) Gord Mitchell (10) Jim
Silvester
From the collection of Jim Silvester
Courtesy of Jim Silvester |
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