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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ships served in: HMCS HUNTER - Enlisted 13 Apr 1942. Commenced Active Service 26 May 1943 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS YORK -Drafted to YORK 13 Jul 1943 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 29 Sep 1943 HMCS BEAVER - Served in BEAVER 04-10 Dec 1943 while in training at HMCS CORNWALLIS HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 Dec 1943 HMS LORING - Drafted to LORING 16 Jan 1944 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 18 Feb 1944 HMCS HESPELER - Drafted to HESPELER 01 Mar 1944 * Rated Able Seaman, RCNVR 26 May 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 30 Mar 1945 HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 16 Aug 1941 HMCS HUNTER - Drafted to HUNTER 21 Aug 1945. Demobilized 30 Sep 1945
(1) Portrait of John Berard (JB02) John Berard's Certificate of Service, Naval Pay and Identity book and Overseas Honorary Member of The Travel Association of Great Britain and Ireland card for John Berard
(1) HMCS HESPELER'S bell - Original source unknown (2) HMCS HESPELER (3) HMCS HESPELER - Original source unknown (4) Record of convoys that HMCS HESPELER took part in as escort (5) Frank Newton on HMCS HESPELER
(JB06) Newspaper article on the sinking of U-484 by HMCS HESPELER and HMCS DUNVER (JB07) Print of Londonderry during WW II - "The main European port of call in Ireland during World War II" (JB08) Survivors report of Premier-Maitre Emile Cloarec, soul survivor from the loss of the French submarine La Perle, who was picked up by HMCS HESPELER. Original source unknown
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