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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Stewart Arthur Orchard was born on 24 December 1912, in Saskatchewan to Arthur Ernest and Eva Beatrice (née Harding). He married Betty Irene Best in 1949, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He died on 11 Dec at the age of 66.
Ships served in: HMCS CHIPPAWA - Attached as a Prob. Surg-SLt, RCNVR (Navy List Aug 1943) * Appointed Surg-Lt, RCNVR (seniority 27 Nov 1943) (Navy List Dec 1943) RCN BARRACKS HALIFAX - Appointed to RCN BARRACKS HALIFAX, RCN Hospital 01 Dec 1943 as a Surg-Lt, RCNVR, M.D. (Navy List Feb 1944) * Seniority backdated to 27 Nov 1942 (Navy List Jun 1944) HMCS HURON - Appointed to HURON 01 Nov 1944 as a Surg-Lt, RCNVR (Navy List Jan 1945) * Appointment Terminated (Demobilized) 13 Mar 1946 as a Surg-Lt, RCN(R) (Navy List Apr 1946) * Retired List as a Surg-Lt, RCN(R) (seniority 27 Nov 1942) (Navy List Jul 1946) * Appointed Surg-LCdr (promoted on the retired list) (seniority 27 Nov 1948) (Navy List Jul 1949) HMCS UNICORN (Retired List) - as a Surg-LCdr, RCN(R) (Navy List Jul 1952 * Last noted on the Retired List at HMCS UNICORN as a Surg-LCdr, RCN(R) (Navy List Jan 1960)
(OSA01) Portrait of Surg-Lt, Stewart Orchard (OSA002) Surg-Lt Orchard, Nov 1943 (OSA003) Surg-Lt Orchard, undated (OSA004)Surg-Lt Orchard, undated (OSA005) Stewart Orchard with the Peace Arch Monument in the background, undated
(OSA006) Surg-Lt Orchard on HMCS HURON (OSA007) Surg-Lt Orchard (left) with unknown officer on HMCS HURON (OSA008) Unknown officers n HMCS HURON (OSA009) Officers of HMCS HURON with their guest on the fo'c's'le of HMCS HURON (OSA010) Unknown officers on HMCS HURON
(OSA011) Newspaper article Jun 1945 - HAIDA, HURON and IROQUOIS arrive in Halifax harbour. Also returned same day BEAUHARNOIS, ASBESTOS and SMITH FALLS. JONQUIERE, ST STEPHEN and STE THERESE are tied up in Halifax undergoing tropicalization refit
(OSA012) HMCS HURON G24 - Tribal Class Destroyer RCN Negative # S-3917R
(OSA013-OSA014) Aircraft taking off from unknown aircraft carrier
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