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A Royal Canadian Navy Historical Project
In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ships served in: HMCS QUEEN - Enlisted 25 Jun 1943. Commenced active service 07 Jul 1943 HMCS CARIBOU - Served in Caribou 22 Jan 1944 - 28 Jan 1944 while in training at HMCS Cornwallis HMCS NEW GLASGOW - Served in New Glasgow 28 Apr 1944 - 15 Aug 1945 as an OS and AB, RCNVR. Rated AB 18 Aug 1944 HMCS QUEEN - Demobilized 09 Nov 1945
Portrait of Seaman Marklinger
(1-3) Certificate of Service (4-5) Certificate of Progress of Ordinary Seamen
(6-9) Submarine Detector History Sheet
HMCS CORNWALLIS 28 Sep 1943
Names written in the album with the photo: Robinson, Radu, Blondie, Red, Graham, Malenchuck Reid, Me (Marklinger), Olson, Bain, Townhill Michell, Goodall, Mikell
(11) John Marklinger
(JM01-JM03) Bermuda - Mar - Apr 1944 for work-ups. Allied sub in JM02 (JM04) White - location unknown (perhaps Bermuda) (J05) Top of Empire State Bldg, New York - 08 Jul 1945. John Marklinger (left) and Jack Watson (of Toronto) (JM06-JM07) Irish shoreline along the River Foyle
(JM08) Irish shoreline along the River Foyle (JM09) NEW GLASGOW sailors in the Irish Free State (JM10) Strand Road, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (JM11) Countryside in Irish Free State - photo taken while on a train (JM12-JM14) Port Rush, Northern Ireland
(JM15) John Marklinger, Davidson and West on unknown beach - Bermuda? Port Rush? (JM16) Chuck Rayon - location unknown (JM17) St John's, Newfoundland (JM18) Douglas and Evans on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM19) Jack Watson (JM20) Blake and Craig on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM21) Jack Watson on HMCS NEW GLASGOW at St. John's, Newfoundland
(JM22) Back: Watson, John Marklinger, Mackenzie - Front: Marshall, Douglas - Location unknown (JM23) Douglas, John Marklinger, Watson, Fiedler at the Northern Ireland border crossing (JM24) Back: Craig and Fiedler - Front: May and Macpherson (JM25) Back: Blake, John Marklinger, Craig, West, Bell - Front: Fiedler, Davidson (JM26) Bedwell standing jetty sentry - location unknown (JM27) Unidentified sailor in a mess deck on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM28) Newman
(JM29) Fiedler and Blake (JM30) Fiedler (JM31) Jack Watson (JM32) Heatherington (JM33) Collins (JM34) Bill Blake (JM35) Blake and Fiedler
(JM36) Davidson (right) and ?? (JM37) Shaw and Remay (JM38) NEW GLASGOW sailors ashore - location unknown (JM39) NEW GLASGOW sailor ashore with presumably his girlfriend (JM40) London Bridge (JM41) Buckingham Palace (JM42) St. George's Square, London, England
(JM43) 10 Downing Street, London, England (JM44) Big Ben (JM45) Blake ashore in London - 1944 (JM46) Unknown monument - believed to be in London, England (JM47) Queen Victoria Monument, London, England (JM48) London, England - 1944 (JM49) London, England
(JM50-JM52) HMCS CHEBOGUE K317 approaching HMCS NEW GLASGOW K320 - date unknown (JM53-JM54) HMCS CHEBOGUE k317 under tow after being torpedoed by U-1227 on 04 Oct 1944
(JM55) Bill Blake on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM56) Blake, Heatherington, Newman on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM57) Blake, Hetherington, Newman on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM58) Gibbs on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM59) Unknown ships alongside Lisahally, Northern Ireland (JM60) Bedwell on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM61) Ferris on HMCS NEW GLASGOW
(JM62) PO McLardy on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM63) Blake on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM64) Unidentified sailor on HMCS NEW GLASGOW (JM65) Stratton (JM66) Unknown frigate
(JM67-JM72) HMCS NEW GLASGOW in dry dock for repairs after ramming U-1003 on 20 Mar 1945 just north of Loch Foyle
(JM73) Undated newspaper article on HMCS NEW GLASGOW returning to Halifax after the repairs to the her damage from ramming U were completed. Sailors listed in the article: Sig F.R. Woods of Welsford, NB; SA Lloyd Crandall of Moncton, NB; Sto Alton Bennett of Dalhousie, NB; Tel Walter Cooper of Saint John, NB, Sto Cecil Bishop of Albert, NB; and Stwd Arsenault of Howlan, PEI
(JM74) Frank Warner on tank - location unknown. Note: No indication of Frank is on left or right (JM75) Joseph, Bonnis, Brier, Watson - location unknown (JM76) LS Montgomery - location unknown
(JM76-JM89) HMCS NEW GLASGOW sailors ashore somewhere in Newfoundland
(JM90) - Group of sailors - it is not known if they are from HMCS NEW GLASGOW Rear: Bennett, Morray, Watson, Bennay, Marshall Front: unknown, McEarlan, Colville, Brahan
(JM91-JM92) HMCS NEW GLASGOW K320
HMCS NEW GLASGOW K320
This photo with crew numbered is also posted on the Ship's Company photo page for HMCS NEW GLASGOW
HMCS GALT K163 Date unknown
This photo (from a different collection) is also posted on the Ship's Company photo page for HMCS GALT
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