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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
HILL, James H. - 63 of 302 32nd St., West, a Saskatoon resident since 1914, died in hospital Friday. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon from Saskatoon Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. L.S. Van Mossel. Survivors include Mr. Hill's wife, Mabel; daughter, Marlene; son, Kenneth, North Vancouver, B.C.; a sister, Mrs. Alice Phillips and one brother, Norman, both of Saskatoon. Born in England, Mr. Hill came with his parents to the Plunkett district in 1912 and to Saskatoon two years later. A Second World War veteran, he joined the RCNVR in 1939 and was commissioned to the Corvette WETASKIWIN in 1940. Credited with 18 months straight seatime he served throughout the Battle of the Atlantic and until the decommissioning of the WETASKIWIN in 1945. Following the war, Mr. Hill worked from the public school system maintenance department and had served at Pleasant Hill, Caswell and Henry Kelsey school.
Ships served in: HMCS WETASKIWIN - Served in WETASKIWIN 17 Dec 1940 - 19 Jun 1945 as a Steward, RCNVR. Commissioning / Paying off crew.
(JH01) Joe Rouble sitting by the gunshield art on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH02) HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 escorting a convoy. Photo taken from an aircraft - 11 Dec 1944, 1800 GMT, 300' (JH03) HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 looking well weather beaten. Photo taken after the refit where her main mast was move aft of the bridge and missile racks added to her gun shield (JH04) HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH05) Twin Oerlikon on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175
(JH06) Walter Faraday Wright climbing out the quarterdeck hatch on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH07) John Adlard (of Winnipeg) on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH08) Unknown sailor on the bridge of HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH09) John Douglas (holding the spoon), Jimmy Hill (middle) and John Ogradnick on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH10) Unknown Petty Officers by the jack staff on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175
(JH11) Unknown sailor with the ship's mascot on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH12) The Catch of the Day being shown off on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH13) A WETASKIWIN sailor with the catch of the day (JH14) Unknown sailors on the bridge wing of HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH15) McTavish (1st on right) other 2 sailors unknown on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175
(JH16) Unknown sailor from HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 ashore - place unknown (JH17) Unknown sailor from HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 ashore - place unknown (JH18) Unknown sailor on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH19) L-R: McTavish, Charlie Hardiman, Graham on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH20) Unknown warship, photo taken from HMCS WETASKIWIN K175
(JH21) Boat crew coming alongside HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH22) HMCS WETASKIWIN's boat crew. Robert Watson, front, centre, side on; Walter Faraday Wright, front, right side of photo (JH23) HMCS WETASKIWIN's sailors going ashore (JH24) Unknown sailor on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH25) HMCS DUNVER K03 - photo taken from HMCS WETASKIWIN K175
(JH26) Unknown ships on the horizon - photo taken from HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH27) HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 biting in to a wave (JH28) Unknown ship - photo taken from HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH29) Unknown sailors by the depth charge throwers on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH30) Unknown sailors on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175
(JH31) A weather-beaten HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 about to get a bit of TLC from the crew (JH32) Unknown sailors relaxing on the fo'c's'le of HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH33) Sailors painting the funnel on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH34) Unknown port - photo taken from HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (JH35) Unknown sailors on HMCS WETASKIWIN K17
(36) Unknown sailor on the machine gun on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (37) Unknown sailor on the fo'c's'le of HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (38) Unknown sailor with ship's mascot on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (39) John Adlard on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (40) Unknown sailors on the bridge of HMCS WETASKIWIN K175
(41) Front: L-R: Cutler and Simpson. Rear: L-R: Cook, joe Peters, Reid and Vance on HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 (42) Steward Jimmy Hill Parts Company With "Queen of Hearts" After Long Service Through Battle of Atlantic - Newspaper article from the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (43) Queen of Hearts Ends Her Sea Duties
(JH44-JH47) Slightly different versions of the "Wet Assed Queen" on HMCS WETASKIWIN
(JH48-JH52) WETASKIWIN Iced-up
(JH53-JH54) Christmas - Dec 1944 - HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 in St. John's, Newfoundland
(JH55-JH58) Christmas - Dec 1944 - HMCS WETASKIWIN K175 in St. John's, Newfoundland
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