In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar

John was the son of John William Parrish and Jeanette Mary Williams. He married Annette Julia Drohan on 28 Jun 1943, Sydney, Nova Scotia.  At the time of his marriage he resided at Flat Point, New Victoria, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Ships served in:

HMCS STAR - Enlisted 07 Sep 1939 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR

HMCS STADACONA

* Rated Signalman, RCNVR

HMCS LYNX

HMCS ELK

HMCS TRILLIUM - Drafted to TRILLIUM Nov 1940

* Rated Acting Leading Signalman, RCNVR

HMCS ST HYACINTHE

* Rated Acting Yeoman of Signals, RCNVR

HMCS PROTECTOR

* Rated Yeoman of Signals, RCNVR

HMCS NIOBE

HMCS RIBBLE

HMCS STAR

* Rated Chief  Petty Officer Communicator Visual, RCN(R)

HMCS MAGNIFICENT - Served in MAGNIFICENT in 1950

HMCS STAR

* CFR.  Appointed Commissioned Communications Officer, RCN (SSA) (seniority 01 Jun 1954) (Navy List Jul 1955)

HMCS PATRIOT - Appointed to PATRIOT 01 Feb 1956 as Assistant Staff Officer Communications

HMCS MIRAMICHI - Appointed to MIRAMICHI 16 Dec 1957 (Navy List Jan 1958).  Appointed Squadron Communications Officer (Navy List Jan 1960)

HMCS HURON - Appointed to HURON 05 Sep 1960 (Navy List Jan 1961)

HMCS SHEARWATER - Appointed SHEARWATER 09 Apr 1962 (Navy List Oct 1962)

* Appointed Lt, RCN (seniority 01 Jan 1964) (Navy List Apr 1964)

HMCS BONAVENTURE - Appointed to BONAVENTURE 11 Jan 1965 (Navy List Apr 1965)

HMCS VENTURE (The Nauticapedia)

Article from the CROWSNEST magazine Mar 1951

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