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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
HOBBS, Peter - was born in Bokinicze, Poland now Belarus on 11 July 1923 to Paul Spakowsky and Paulina Spakowsky nee Stojan. He emigrated to Canada in 1929. He was raised by Ken Hobbs and Huldah Hobbs nee Revington on a farm near Denfield, Middlesex County, Ontario. Peter enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy on 20 March 1944. Peter spent most of the war on the HMCS Sea Cliff in the North Atlantic. He also served on the HMCS San Peur, HMCS Uganda and HMCS Mic Mac. The Sea Cliff was part of the convoys that escorted ships across the Atlantic. On 27 December 1944, HMCS Sea Cliff, HMCS Edmundson and HMCS St Thomas were involved with the sinking of the U-boat U877. All aboard the U-boat were saved and taken aboard the ships. For his war service, Peter was awarded the 1939-45 Star, the Atlantic Star, the CVSM and Clasp, and the 1939-45 War Medal. Peter stayed in the Navy after the war and was part of a Good Will Tour by the Canadian Navy. The tour travelled on the HMCS Uganda to Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil in South America, the Falkland Islands, Mexico, Trinidad, Panama, USA and Canada. Peter was discharged in November 1950. He moved to London, Middlesex County where he married June Leach and had two children, Janis and Michael. He was employed as a purchaser at Hobbs Hardware, a wholesale hardware store. Peter and June retired to Forest, Ontario. Peter died September 7, 2007. He is memorialized at Beechwood Cemetery in Forest but his ashes were buried at sea by the Royal Canadian Navy.
Ships served in: HMCS PREVOST - Enlisted 01 Mar 1944 * Commenced Active Service 20 Mar 1944 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 23 May 1944 HMCS SANS PEUR - Served in SANS PEUR 22-28 Jul 1944 for Seamanship training while at HMCS CORNWALLIS HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 14 Oct 1944 HMCS SEA CLIFF - Drafted to SEA CLIFF 21 Oct 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 31 May 1945 HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 13 Nov 1945 * Transferred to the RCN 19 Nov 1945 as an Able Seaman, RCN HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 19 Nov 1945 HMCS UGANDA - Drafted to UGANDA 07 Dec 1945 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 22 Aug 1945 HMCS MICMAC - Drafted to MICMAC 02 Sep 1946 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 11 Oct 1946 HMCS QUEEN CHARLOTTE - Drafted to QUEEN CHARLOTTE 17 Oct 1946 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 12 Jul 1947 * Rated Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Jul 1948 HMCS PREVOST - Drafted to PREVOST 02 Sep 1947 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 10 May 1950 HMCS PREVOST - Drafted to PREVOST 11 Oct 1950 * Honourably discharged 19 Nov 1950 - Engagement expired
(PH001) Portrait of Seaman Peter Hobbs (PB002-PH003) Leading Seaman Quarter's Rating 2nd Class Peter Hobbs
(PH004) Certificate of Service - RCNVR (PH005) Certificate of Service - RCN (PH006) Verification form - Campaign Stars and Medals
HMCS CORNWALLIS
Postcards of HMCS CORNWALLIS sold at the canteen (...)
Base Commander's quarters (...) Sunday Divisions - Jun 1944 (...) Main gate to HMCS CORNWALLIS (...) Parade march past led by the mascot of HMCS CORNWALLIS
(...) HMCS CORNWALLIS Postcard - Marching to daily divisions (...) Spotting Rules - Gun Layer's control, HMC GUNNERY SCHOOL 01 Mar 1943
HMCS QUEEN CHARLOTTE
(...) D.V.A. patients are shown visiting a vet of "the old brigade", RSM D.R. Kennedy, vet of the South African and World War 1, in his room at the new wing in the P.E.I. Hospital at Charlottetown. Peter Hobbs 3rd from left (...) Photo used in D.V.A. patients newspaper article (...) Peter Hobbs outside the hospital at Charlottetown, P.E.I. (...) Peter Hobbs, remainder unknown, outside the hospital at Charlottetown, P.E.I.
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