The crew of HMCS TRENTONIAN did not spend their entire time in Bermuda working. Here a group of TRENTONIAN’s ready for a run ashore in February 1944. Pictured Left to Right: top Row: Thomas Butler, James Davidson (Gatchell, ON.), Gordon Simpson (Toronto, ON), C. McLean, Stanley Bennett (Conception Bay, NF.), Joe Taft , A. Elslingar, Robert Cathrine (Windsor, ON.). Bottom Row: Bernard Brennan (Victoria, BC.), Frank Barron (Montreal, PQ.), Weldon Runtz (Arnprior, ON), D. Sinnott, John Fournier (Windsor, ON), John “Red” Holden (Windsor, ON), and Jim Rickard (Port Arthur, ON).
Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK031)
Thanks so much for doing this. Robert Cathrine was my mother’s cousin.
He was killed in a torpedo attack February 22 1945, so this was a year before.
Thank you for commenting on my post. If you use the search bar on my webpage there are more crew photos from TRENTONIAN and Robert Catherine is in several of them. I don’t know if you have seen my book, White Ensign Flying, it is a detailed account of Robert’s ship. I have included many stories from his shipmates. Again Thank you for commenting and please keep in touch. Cheers, Roger.
This is my brother I’m the youngest I was 3 yrs. old when he joined the navy. My brother John (Jack) joined and was 25 year till retired.
Thank you Alice for commenting on my post. I am always happy when someone can find a familiar face in these photos. Just to let you know, I wrote a book on John’s ship, HMCS TRENTONIAN called White Ensign Flying. I have included many stories from his shipmates and their time in the corvette. Please keep in touc. Cheers, Roger.