Several of HMS PUNCHER’s Canadian sailors take advantage of the hot weather to tan on the carriers crowded flight deck, while ferrying aircraft to Casablanca in July 1944. Too hot to touch they cover the deck with blankets and towels. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA049)
George Boynett, HMCS ST. CLAIR
George Boynett from Toronto in HMCS ST. CLAIR, 1943. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Howard Abbott, RCNVR. (RTL-HA100)
A Sailor In His Mick
Wm Black from HMCS WASAGA still preferred a nap in his hammock compared to the beds provided at the HMC NAVAL CAMP in 1942. The rest camp was provided for sailors of the escort groups to have a break away from shipboard routine and was located seven miles outside of St. John’s, NF. Roger Litwiller […]
HMCS ORIOLE
HMCS ORIOLE’s ships company comes to attention as the sailing ship passes HMCS SACKVILLE in Halifax on 1 August 2017. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL14425)
HMCS TRENTONIAN Killicks
Some of TRENTONIAN’s Killicks, slang for Leading Seaman. Pictured: LS Colin Harvey (Seal Cove, NB.), LS Thomas Williams (Winnipeg, MB.), LS Secord, LS Ken McDonald (Windsor, ON.), LS Aubrey Wells (Dartmouth, NS.), LS E. Scott, LS Arthur Slater (Winnipeg, MB.) , LS John Fournier, Buffer (Windsor, ON.) LS Raymond Lounsbury (Vancouver, BC.). Roger Litwiller Collection, […]