HMCS WASAGA’s ships company marches behind the veterans of WWI, with members of the Newfoundland Home Guard following, in the Memorial Day Parade in Curling, NF on 4 July 1943. Memorial Day commemorates the sacrifice of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment during WWI at the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel and held on the anniversary of the first […]
HMCS ELK
Armed yacht, HMCS ELK (ex-Acadia) at Corner Brook, NF sometime between July 1942 and Sept 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Austin Chater, RCNVR/RCNR. (RTL-AC007)
Merchant Ship at Corner Brook
Merchant ship alongside the Bowater Pulp and Paper Mill in Corner Brook, NF in 1943, photo taken from HMCS WASAGA’s stern (foreground). Ross Milligan wrote SS South Brook on the face of the photo and SS North Brook on the back. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM286)
SS Corner Brook
SS Corner Brook secured alongside the Bowater Pulp and Paper Mill in Corner Brook, NF in 1943. There is a large tug boat and corvette making steam, secured ahead of Corner Brook. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM287)
HMCS WASAGA’s Ball Team
HMCS WASAGA’s Ball Team in Corner Brook, NF in 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-RM283)