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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
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
WR01 (WR01) Invitation to OS Wilfred Rafuse while serving in HMCS PRINCE HENRY to a Smoking Concert for Naval Personnel
(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
(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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