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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
BARRETT-LENNARD, Walter James - born April 9th, 1914 passed away on October 19th, 2002. Walter served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a 1st Lieut. in the North Atlantic during WWII. He was a life long Vancouver resident. Walter is survived by his devoted wife Betty to whom he was married for 55 years; his children Jane, Deborah, Barbara and Jim and his grandchildren Brenna and Jaimie. He will be fondly remembered by his friends and family for his enjoyment of life, love of literature and the arts and his humour and sharp wit. He will also be remembered as one of the original residents of Hood Point, Bowen Island. (The Vancouver Sun / The Province 27 Apr 2012)
Ships served in: VANCOUVER DIVISION RCNVR - Listed as a Prob. SLt, RCNVR (seniority 17 Dec 1940) (Navy List Feb 1941) HMCS ROYAL ROADS - Appointed to ROYAL ROADS 01 May 1941 (Navy List Jun 1941) * Appointed SLt, RCNVR (seniority 01 May 1941) (Navy List Oct 1941) HMCS PROTECTOR II - Appointed to PROTECTOR II 22 Aug 1941 (Navy List Oct 1941) * Appointed Lt, RCNVR (seniority 01 May 1942) (Navy List Sep 1942) HMCS MORDEN - Appointed to MORDEN 30 Mar 1942 (Navy List Sep 1942) HMCS KINGS - Appointed to KINGS 14 Aug 1943 for Long 'N' Course (Navy List Aug 1943) * Appointed Lt (n) (Navy List Dec 1943) HMCS ST BONIFACE - Appointed to ST BONIFACE 09 Nov 1943 (Navy List Feb 1944) * Seniority backdated to 01 May 1941 (Navy List Feb 1944) HMCS BELLEVILLE - Appointed to BELLEVILLE 01 Sep 1944 (Navy List Sep 1944) HMCS SUSSEXVALE - Appointed to SUSSEXVALE 09 Dec 1944 (Navy List Jan 1945) * No entries noted in the Navy Lists after May 1945
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