Ships served in:

MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Enlisted 02 Oct 1940.  Commenced Active Service 05 Nov 1940

HMCS STAR - Served in Star 03 Jul 1942 - 30 Aug 1942 as an AB, RCNVR

HMCS NIAGARA - Served in Niagara 22 Jul 1941 - 16 Jun 1942 as an OS and AB, RCNVR.  Rated AB 05 Nov 1941

HMCS EDMUNDSTON - Served in Edmundston 05 Nov 1942 - 26 Jul 1944 as an AB & LS RCNVR.  Rated A/LS 01 Apr 1943.  Rated LS 01 Apr 1944

HMCS SCOTIAN - Served in Scotia 27 Sep 1944 - 09 Oct 1944

HMCS THUNDER - Served in Thunder 10 Oct 1944 - 05 Oct 1945 as an A/PO, RCNVR

HMCS DONNACONA - Served in Donnacona 09 Oct 1945 - 14 Dec 1945.  Demobilized 14 Dec 1945

(DN01) Portrait of Seaman Doug Newman  (DN02) Doug Newman's medals - The 1939-45 Star,  Atlantic Star with France and Germany Bar, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) and the 1939-45 War Medal  (DN02-DN05) Certificate of Service - pages 1-3

(DN06) Certificate of Service - page 4  (DN07-DN08) Record of trade progression and performance assessment  (DN09) RCNVR Educational Test  (DN10) Passing Certificate RCNVR Educational Test

(DN11) Certificate of Discharge  (DN11) Authorization to wear the War Service Pin

(DN13) RCN Barracks, 1464 Mountain St., Montreal, Quebec  (DN14) Doug Newman on leave 1941  (DN15) Jack , Doug Newman and Eddie, Halifax, 1941  (DN16) Meet up in Halifax - Doug Newman, Jack Charlton buddy from Montreal, Smeaton Newman, Doug's brother from Montreal - 1941  (DN17) Jack Charlton, Doug Newman, Eddie Wright, Halifax, 1941

(DN18) Unknown friend, Eddie Wright, Doug Newman, and Jack Charlton  (DN19) Brothers - Doug and Smeaton Newman at HMCS STADACONA - 1941  (DNDN20) Doug Newman at HMCS STADACONA - 1941  (DN21) Doug Newman, Todd, Hargreaves at Times Square, NY - November. (it is not known which ship they were on at the time of this photo)  (DN22) Postcard of Londonderry

(DN23) MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR  Hockey Team 1940-1941

This photo is also posted on the page for HMCS DONNACONA

(DN24) Westdale Technical School, Hamilton Ontario

09 Jul 1942

Doug Newman - Front row, 2nd from left

This photo has also been posted on the page for Westdale Technical School

(DN25) HMCS NIAGARA

Doug Newman - 3rd Row, 6th from left

This photo is also posted in the ship's company photo page for HMCS NIAGARA I57

(DN26) HMCS NIAGARA

partial crew photo

Doug Newman - front row, 2nd from right

This photo is also posted in the ship's company photo page for HMCS NIAGARA I57

(DN27) Poem "The Fighting Niagara" by H. O'Reilly, AB, RCN  (DN28) Ship's Writer on HMCS NIAGARA  (DN29) Christmas 1941 on HMCS NIAGARA alongside St. John's, NFLD  (DN30) "Shipmates on NIAGARA - Xmas 1941"  (DN31) Howe - Captain for the Day, Christmas 1941 - HMCS NIAGARA

(DN32) "Two Gun Ryan"  - LCDR Thomas Ryan, Commanding Officer HMCS NIAGARA  (DNDN33) Unidentified ship on the River Clyde - 1941  (DN34-DN35.) Battlecruiser HMS REPULSE on the River Clyde - 1941  (DN36) Doug Newman on HMCS NIAGARA

(DN37-DN41) HMCS NIAGARA rescuing sailors off Bermuda after 14 days adrift at sea

(DN42) Unknown visitor departs HMCS NIAGARA and can be seen stepping onto stern of awaiting boat  (DN43) HMCS NIAGARA arriving at unknown port.  (DN44) Sinking merchant vessel. Note all the lines hanging down indicating that they were able to lower their life boats.  (DN45) Galley on HMCS NIAGARA - 1941  (see note below)  (DN46) Unknown sailors on HMCS NIAGARA - 1942

Webmaster's Note: For DN45 - the caption reads "HMCS NIAGARA Galley - 1941" - This looks like some form of shelter built on the upper decks for jury-rigged galley.  There is a a stove and you can see the stove pipe and what look to be a tea pop on it. Perhaps work was being done in the ship's galley and the built this on the upper decks to make basic meals.

(DN47) Unknown sailors on HMCS NIAGARA - 1941  (DN48) Unknown sailor on HMCS NIAGARA - 1941  (DN49) HMCS NIAGARA - location likely Halifax  (DN50) Unknown sailors on the quarterdeck of HMCS NIAGARA  (DN51) Doug Newman throwing a ball on the jetty in Bermuda

(DN52) Unknown sailor throwing a ball on the jetty in Bermuda  (DN53) Doug Newman being helped back up on the jetty after retrieving the ball from the harbour in Bermuda   (DN54) HMCS NIAGARA in the slips, Dartmouth, NS - Dec 1941  (DN55) HMCS NIAGARA, Pictou, NS, 1942  (DN56) Doug Newman by the depth charge rails on HMCS NIAGARA, Pictou, NS, 1942

(DN57) Davis, Doug Newman and Hukish on HMCS NIAGARA, Pictou, NS, 1942  (DN58) Wilson, Smardon and Doug Newman, Pictou, NS, 1942  (DN59) Huskish, Doug Newman and Smardon, Pictou, NS, 1942  (DN60) Doug Newman, Pictou, NS, 1942  

(DN62) Wilson, Huskish and Doug Newman, Pictou, NS, 1942  (DN63) Wilson of Vancouver, BC at Pictou, NS, 1942  (DN64) Smardon of Montreal, QC at Pictou, NS, 1942  (DN65) Shipmates (names not known), Pictou, NS, 1942  (DN66) Shipmates.  Doug Newman in middle with eyes closed, Pictou, NS, 1942

Webmaster's Note:  L/Tel Walter Edwin Smardon died when HMCS GUYSBOROUGH was sunk on 18 Mar 1945

(DN67) Unknown sailors on HMCS NIAGARA in Bermuda - Apr 1942  (DN68) Unknown sailors on the fo'c's'le of HMCS NIAGARA in Bermuda - Apr 1942  (DN69) Unknown sailor climbing the mast on HMCS NIAGARA.  Note that her crow's nest has been removed  (DN70) Ship's Writer and Doug Newman ashore in Bermuda - Apr 1942  (DN71) Sailors from HMCS NIAGARA ashore in Bermuda - Apr 1942.  Doug Newman 1st on left

(DN72) Doug Newman and Jack ashore in Bermuda, Apr 1942  (DN73) Bermuda, Apr 1942  (DN74) Doug Newman beside an old car in Bermuda, Apr 1942  (DN75) Bermuda railway, Apr 1942  (DN76) Home in Bermuda, Apr 1942

(DN77-DN79) Unknown sailors on HMCS EDMUNDSTON  (DN80) HMCS EDMUNDSTON'S funnel badge(DN81) HMCS EDMUNDSTON ship's mascot, Jiffy, sitting on an unknown sailor

(DN82) Doug Newman, age 23, on HMCS EDMUNDSTON  (DN83) Brook, Kit, POfr?? and ship's mascot Jiffy on HMCS EDMUNDSTON  (DN85) Doug Newman with mascot Jiffy on HMCS EDMUNDSTON  (DN86) Doug Newman with ship's mascot Jiffy on HMCS EDMUNDSTON  (12) Ship's mascot Jiffy in an engine room air vent on HMCS EDMUNDSTON

(DN87) Doug Newman on HMCS EDMUNDSTON  (DN88) Waves crashing over (believed to be) HMCS EDMUNDSTON  (DN89) USN Blimp off New York  (DN90) Looking down gun (rifle) barrel at depth charge throw on HMCS EDMUNDSTON  (DN91) Corvettes in line ahead 

(DN92-DN96) HMCS EDMUNDSTON at St. John's, Newfoundland, iced up after a winter trip

(DN97-DN98) HMCS EDMUNDSTON'S upper decks awash in heavy seas  (DN99) HMCS EDMUNDSTON alongside allied submarine at St. John's, Newfoundland

In May 1945, in the Bay of Biscay, HMCS THUNDER accepted the surrender of the German auxiliary minesweeper FGi07

The photos below are official RCN photos of the surrender of FGi07.  They are sorted by their negative number (HN-xxxx) and may not necessarily be in sequences of events.  The photo negative number is listed below Doug Newman's photo collection number. The photos are fairly self explanatory.  Notes have been entered where deemed appropriate.

(DN100) Boarding party from HMCS THUNDER holding a NAZI flag from FGi07

(DN106) Signalman Lewis Truscott, RCNVR, guarding German prisoners on the quarterdeck of HMCS THUNDER

(DN115) THUNDER crewmember speaks with German sailor while another crew member stands guard  (DN116) German prisoners on the foc's'le of HMCS THUNDER  (DN117-DN118) Sailors on HMCS THUNDER relaxing on the upper decks

Photos taken from either NIAGARA, EDMUNDSTON, or THUNDER

(DN119) Iceberg (likely off Newfoundland)  (DN120) Unidentified USN Cruiser  (DN121) Hospital ship  (DN122) Unidentified 4-stacker  (DN123) KING GEORGE V Class Battleship

(DN124) A North Atlantic Convoy

(DN125) Unidentified Corvette  (DN126) Shoreline - location unknown  (DN127) HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04  (DN128) HMCS GIFFARD K402

(DN129) Unknown corvette in the North Atlantic.  Note the merchant ships of the convoy on the horizon

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