Ships served in:

TORONTO DIVISION RCNVR

ML Q060 - Served in Q060 05 Sep 1941 - 28 Apr 1942 as an OS, RCNVR. Commissioning crew

HMCS HAMILTON - Served in Hamilton 05 May 1942 - 08 Jul 1943

HMCS CHILLIWACK - Served in Chilliwack 18 Dec 1943 - 04 Jan 1945 as an AB, RCNVR

HMCS SCOTIAN

HMCS HESPELER - Served in Hespeler 29 Jun 1945 - 03 Jul 1945

HMCS YORK

Shadow box memorial for Wilson Reginald McMurdo

The photos below are from the collection of Wilson McMurdo. He served in Q060, HMCS HAMILTON and HMCS CHILLIWACK.  It is not known which of the three ships he served in that these photos were taken on / from.

HMCS CHILLIWACK

(RM18) Unknown ship - possibly a Town class destroyer. Photo taken from HMCS CHILLIWACK

(RM19) Sailors on HMCS CHILLIWACK with the catch of the day

(RM20) Wilson McMurdo (left) and shipmate (right) ashore.  Location and person in the middle unknown

(RM21) Sailors on HMCS CHILLIWACK - Wilson McMurdo on right

(RM22) HMCS CHILLIWACK on the slips in Sydney, NS

(RM23) HMCS CHILLIWACK on the slips in Sydney, NS

(RM24) Chipping ice off HMCS CHILLIWACK

(RM25) Sailors on HMCS CHILLIWACK

(RM26-RM28) Captured German U-boat U-774. Photos taken from HMCS CHILLIWACK

(RM29) Convoy escorts surround U-744 - 06 Mar 1944 - photographer unknown

(RM30) Captured crew members from U-744 on deck of HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 for some air

(RM31) Newspaper article from The Evening Telegram, Toronto 14 Jul 1945 on the capture of U-744

(RM32) Newspaper article from The Evening Telegram, Toronto of crew painting a U-boat on their gun shield

(RM33) After bandstand on HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM34) Wilson McMurdo (right) and unknown shipmate relaxing against the breakwater on the fo'c's'le of HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM35) Wilson McMurdo holding ship's mascot on HMCS CHILLIWACK K131. Other sailor unknown

(RM36) Mascot of HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 (Webmaster's note:  Can it look any cuter?)

(RM37) HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM38) HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 astern of unknown corvette. There appears to be a minesweeper in the slips on her port side

(RM39) Wilson McMurdo (right) and unknown sailor on HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM40) Looking out at large swell off HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM41) Sailors relaxing just aft the funnel on HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM42-RM43) Unknown sailors on HMCS CHILLIWACK holding a depth charge (Webmaster's note: since the MK VII depth charge carried 290 lbs of TNT, it weighed in the area of 400 lbs.  It is most likely that these two sailors are carrying the dummy charge used for training on firing the thrower.)

(RM44) ailors on the fo'c's'le of HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM45) Whaler from HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 under sail

(RM46) Unknown sailor by depth charge thrower on the quarterdeck of HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM47) Wilson McMurdo (right) and ship mates on the fo'c's'le of HMCS CHILLIWACK K131

(RM48) HMCS CHILLIWACK jacket patch

RM49

(RM49) HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 - DND / RCN photo # HSO 343-114A

Click here to view the signatures on the back of the photo

The names here were transcribed from the back of the photo. When not sure of spelling (?sp) was put by the name. A few of the names could not be made out at all.  If you are able to make out any of the missing names or correct and of those shown here, please send me an email 

G. Feltis (?sp), M. Kirstiuk, L. Ross, R.N. Herd, R.N. Rand, L.B. Taylor, J. Boucher, Z.W. Tucker, R.L. Carlson, R.C. Powct (?sp), B. Lindblom, L. McDonald, P. Benson, W.R. McKenna, J. L. Mather, B. Clayton, J. Jackson, H. Stewart, W. Martinson (?sp), A.W. Lute (?sp), Husson, Wm Belash, A. Lang (Doc), Jeff Wards, John MacNeil, Johnny Crook, Chas. Lose (?sp) (Sabo), R. Dureanel (?sp) (Harpo), R.K. Clutsam (VA), J.L. Allison, Yeo, D. Biletchi, Joe Price (Guchio), Gerald J. Ryan, Freddy McCormick, J. Spence, Douglas R. Walion (?sp), Pele Walsor (?sp), Fred Jones, E.A. Travis

These photos are not for reproduction or reposting without permission of Scott McMurdo

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