In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar

 

Wilfred Archibald Rafuse

 

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Gunnery Armourer TG4, 3719-H, RCN

 

Born: 05 Nov 1920, Conquerall Bank, Nova Scotia

 

Died: 1976, Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Ships served in:

HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 08 May 1940 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN

* Rated Acting Layer Rating 3rd Class, RCN 11 Ocg 1940

HMCS PRINCE HENRY - Drafted to PRINCE HENRY 01 Dec 1940.  Served in PRINCE HENRY when she intercepted the German freighters Munchen and Hermonthis, off Callao, Peru on 01 Apr 1941

* Rated Able Seaman, RCN 04 Apr 1941

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 Oct 1941

* Rated Quarters Rating 2nd Class, RCN 27 Oct 1941

HMCS CHAMBLY - Drafted to CHAMBLY 29 Oct 1941

* Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Feb 1942

HMCS AVALON - Drafted to AVALON 18 Jun 1942

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 19 Jun 1942

HMCS GEORGIAN - Drafted to GEORGIAN 24 Jul 1942

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 Jul 1942

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 26 Sep 1942

HMCS IROQUOIS - Drafted to IROQUOIS 30 Nov 1942

* Rated Acting Petty Officer RCN 15 Jan 1943

HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 02 Aug 1943

HMCS CHAUDIERE - Drafted to CHAUDIERE 15 Nov 1943

* Rated Petty Officer, RCN 15 Jan 1944

HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 01 Jan 1943

* Rated Quarters Rating 1st Class, RCN 04 Apr 1945

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 25 May 1945

HMCS MONTREAL - Drafted to MONTREAL 06 Aug 1945

HMCS ST STEPHEN - Drafted to ST STEPHEN 05 Oct 1945

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 Jan 1946

HMCS WARRIOR - Drafted to WARRIOR 14 Jul 1946

* Rated Acting Armourer 2nd Class, RCN 01 Jul 1945

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Oct 1945

* Rated Petty Officer 1st Class (NQ)2, RCN 01 Jul 1948 (seniority 15 Jan 1943)

* Rated Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (NQ)2, RCN 01 Jul 1948 (seniority 01 Jul 1948)

* Rated Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Gunnery Armourer (NQ), RCN 29 Nov 1948

* Rated Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Gunnery Armourer TG 4, RCN 17 Jun 1949

HMCS HAIDA - Drafted to HAIDA 22 Jul 1949

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 16 Sep 1949

HMCS MAGNIFICENT - Drafted to MAGNIFICENT 06 Dec 1949

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 Feb 1950

HMCS HAIDA - Drafted to HAIDA 02 Mar 1950

HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Nov 1950

* Honourably Released 16 Nov 1950

 

(WR00) Newspaper clipping of Wilfred Rafuse home on leave

 


 

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(WR01) Invitation to OS Wilfred Rafuse while serving in HMCS PRINCE HENRY to a Smoking Concert for Naval Personnel

 

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(GR07) HMCS PRINCE HENRY in Bermuda  (GR08-GR09) Holy stoning the gun deck on HMCS PRINCE HENRY  (GR10) Sailors on the fo'c's'le of HMCS PRINCE HENRY  (GR11) Secondary armament on HMCS PRINCE HENRY

 

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(WR07) Unknown Town class destroyer  (WR08) Sailors on the deck of an unknown iced-up ship  (WR09) Forward gun turret on unknown destroyer - believed to be IROQUOIS  (WR10) Unknown ship  (WR11) HMCS WARRIOR ferrying aircraft

 


 

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