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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ships served in:
(KD001) Request for leave - A/ERA 4c Kenneth Dawson - while on HMCS Beacon Hill
(KD002) Messmates on BEACON HILL L-R: Tommy Stephens, ERA4c of North Vancouver, BC; A. MacFarlane, ERA5c of Toronto, ON; Kenneth N. Dawson, ERA4c of Oshawa, ON; John E. Cooper, ERA4c of Vancouver, BC; Thomas Benny Graham, ERA4c of Montreal, QC; Jack Danes, ERA3c, of Victoria, BC; Andy Lamont, ERA4c of Edmonton, AB // Click here to view the names on the back of the photo (KD003) Lt Longworthy on his way up to the bridge. Taken 3 weeks before Xmas 1944 (KD004) "A picture of the boys while at Bermuda. It was taken while waiting for the boat race to start. We are sitting on the port anchor chain up on the fo'c's'le. Just the way everyone goes around in the tropics. Doc Cooper, Benny Graham, unknown, Andy Lamont, Jack Danes" (KD005) "Some prisoners being taken off HMCS THETFORD Mines. The sub was sunk by our group (E.G. 26) when the sub ran into the New Glasgow. (last sub got by Canadians in the war)" Webmaster's note: The prisoners were from U-1003 which was rammed by NEW GLASGOW (KD006) Ken Dawson holding a couple of fish on HMCS BEACON HILL. Back of photo - "Myself holding up some real fish we picked up after dropping a pattern of charges."
(KD007) HMCS NEW GLASGOW K320 alongside HMCS BEACON HILL at sea (KD008) HMCS JONQUIERE alongside HMCS BEACON HILL at sea. Back of photo - "HMCS JONQUIERE came alongside to transfer some mail to us. In the same group as us." (KD009) Depth charge exploding astern of HMCS BEACON HILL (KD010) Jack Danes, Alex MacFarlane and Andy Lamont standing in front of the 12- pounder (KD011) "Floating fortress anchored down outside of Portsmouth" (Historical note: The floating fortress in photo #11 is the NAB Tower Lighthouse, located in the English Channel southeast of Bembridge, just off the eastern end of the Isle of Wight. Click on the link to read the history of the NAB Tower Lighthouse)
(KD012) A German escape Life belt taken from a sub got by MONTREAL and RIBBLE at X-mas. (Historical Note: On 17 Dec 1944, Montreal rescued survivors of U 1209, which ran aground and was wrecked on Wolf Rock southwest of Land's End.) (KD013) "ERAs gun crew. A. Lamont sighting gun; J. Danes holding tray for shell; A. McFarlane going to fire gun; a stoker holding a star shell" (KD014) V.E. Day on HMCS BEACON HILL - Back Row PO James; MacFarlane / Middle Row OA Sunby; EA Hancock, Dallin, Sto PO Olive, Tommy and Doc; TGM Butler; Sto PO Jelleau; Jack Danes / Front Row - Shipwright Tompson; PO Carrey; Sarg Iszy; ERA Louches; PO Rafuse; ERA MacDonald (KD015) VE Day on HMCS BEACON HILL - James & MacFarlane / Sunby, Hancock, Dallin, Olive, Stephens, Cooper, Edwards / Carey, Thompson, Louches, Rafues, MacDonald / Iszy - Sergeant Dental Corp (KD016) HMCS BEACON HILL heading to sea.
(17) "taken one Sunday in Bermuda right after divisions with everyone dressed in whites. Back Row - MacFarlane, Cooper, Danes, Stephens. Front Row - Lamont, Graham, Dawson (18) "Lt Hardy Gunnery Officer singing a song on the quarter deck at V.E. day celebration" (19) "Lt Longworthy Engineering Officer singing a song at V.E. day celebration"
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