Ships served in:

HMCS CHIPPAWA

HMCS PORT COLBORNE

(HC000) Short Sutherland British flying boat patrol bomber at Belfast

(HC001) Unknown British cruiser, possibly Bellona class, in Plymouth

(HC002) Unknown harbour

(HC003) Battleship HMS Malaya in Plymouth

(HC004) HMCS CHIPPAWA "A" class - 8 Jan 1943.  Harold Colgan is in the rear row below the H in CHIPPAWA.

HMCS PORT COLBORNE

HC005

(HC005) HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 - Dec 1943

(HC006) L-R:  George Kalyn and Harold Colgan  //  Bellevue Park, Belfast, July 1944

(HC007 - HC009) Gibraltar as seen from HMCS PORT COLBORNE

(HC010) Harold Colgan at gunnery

(HC011) Harold Colgan in Belfast

(HC012) Unknown sailor on HMCS PORT COLBORNE

(HC013) HMCS PORT COLBORNE sailors at Panama City, 26 Dec 1943  //  Harold Colgan (top right), Logie Johnson (lower right)

(HC014) Ship's company of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 at Sunday Divisions

(HC015)Ship's company of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 enjoying a little relaxation time, tanning on the fo'c's'le

(HC016) Sailors on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 enjoying a little relaxation time, tanning by the after gun mount

(HC017 - HC018) Church service onboard HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC019) Aircraft flying past HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC020) Unknown crew members of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC021) Unknown crew members of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC022) HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 - checking the depth charges

(HC023) Three unknown crew members of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC024) HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC025) Unknown crew members manning the sea boat on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC026) Unknown sailors on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC027) Unknown sailors on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC028) Gun crew members of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC029) Unknown sailors on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC030) Unknown sailor on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 in Belfast

(HC031) Baptismal service on the quarterdeck of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 of the Commanding Officer's 2nd daughter, Easter Sunday, 09 Apr 1944, Halifax, Jetty 3

(HC032) Tattered ensign on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC033) Port side of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 looking forward - bridge, gun deck and fo'c's'le

(HC034) Unknown sailor on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC035) G. Kalyn, Sutherland, Trirney, Ollie, Johnson, MacKay, F Lemery, Hank Johnson, Carley

(HC036) Logie Johnson on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 in Belfast

(HC037) Escort Group in line ahead formation, as seen from the quarterdeck of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC038) Logie Johnson (left), sailor on right is unknown, on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

(HC039) Mackay, Ollie and Lemery on HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326

Canadian Veterans Honoured by U.S.S.R. for Murmansk Convoys

(HC040) Newspaper article on Harold Colgan being awarded a medal from the U.S.S.R. for his part in the Murmansk Convoys

(HC041) George Corley (left) and Harold Colgan (right) at the awards ceremony at the St. James Legion

(HC042)  Harold Colgan receiving his medal from the U.S.S.R. Ambassador at the St. James Legion

(HC043) Harold Colgan and Bill Johnson (son of Logie Johnson)

(HC044) (L-R) George Corley, Bill Johnson, Harold Colgan and Manitoba crew members of HMCS PORT COLBORNE K326 at the awards

Courtesy of Randall Colgan

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