Whaler sail with a group of RCN sailors and Wrens from HMCS GRIFFON on Lake Superior in Thunder Bay in 1943-45. Note the two ladies in the boat, possibly WRCNS. PO Allan “Bud” Bruder is in the centre of the photo facing camera with cap on. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB003)
Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy
On 8 August 1914 a contingent of nursing sisters sailed in the the hastily converted, His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship PRINCE GEORGE. I wonder if they realized they were making history. They were the first women to serve at sea in a ship under the control of the Royal Canadian Navy! This milestone would not be […]