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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
MOGENSEN, Frank - Born July 10, 1920. Frank served in HMCS Ottawa H60 (and other ships) during World War II. He joined the RCN before the start of WWII on July 31, 1939 and was honourably discharged on August 3, 1946. Frank passed away in 1982 at age 63, leaving behind his wife Dorothy, a son, Arvil Mogensen, and daughter Mona Fay Anderson. After the war, he worked for Imperial Oil in Kamloops, BC until 1953 and subsequently moved back to Claresholm, Alberta and was a co-owner of an automobile service company. The family then returned to Kamloops BC in 1956 and shortly thereafter he went to work for Inland Natural Gas Co. - a pipeline and natural gas distribution company serving the interior communities of BC. The family lived in Williams Lake, Merritt, Vernon, Nelson, thereafter Penticton where he eventually retired before his death. Frank was active in the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps. In Vernon, B.C. and was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (CIC) in January 1962.
Ships served in: HMCS NADEN - Enlisted 31 Jul 1939 as an Ordinary Seaman, RCN HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 15 Jan 1940 HMCS OTTAWA - Drafted to OTTAWA 20 Jan 1940 * Rated Able Seaman, RCN 31 Jul 1940 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 26 Aug 1941 * Rated Acting Leading Seaman, RCN 01 Oct 1941 HMCS HEPATICA - Drafted to HEPATICA 15 Nov 1941 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 08 Dec 1941 HMCS ST LAURENT - Drafted to ST LAURENT 10 Dec 1941 * Rated Acting Petty Officer, RCN 01 Apr 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 09 Jul 1942 HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 10 Jul 1942 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 06 Mar 1943 HMCS ST FRANCIS - Drafted to ST FRANCIS 13 Mar 1943 * Rated Petty Officer, RCN 01 Apr 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 23 Nov 1943 HMCS ACADIA - Drafted to ACADIA 04 Jan 1944 * Rated Chief Petty Officer, RCN 01 Apr 1944 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 01 May 1944 HMCS SOMERS ISLES - Drafted to SOMERS ISLES 13 Apr 1945 HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 17 Oct 1945 HMCS UNICORN - Drafted to UNICORN 12 May 1945 HMCS NADEN - Drafted to NADEN 02 Jun 1946 * Honourably Released - Engagement expired 03 Aug 1946
(MOG001) Certificate of Services - pages 1 and 2 (MOG002) Inside front and rear cover to Frank's Pay and Identity Book (MOG003) Honour Guard for the Commando Dagger - PO Frank Mogensen centre
(MOG004) Victory Loan Parade in Halifax - PO Mogensen leading (M0G005) Victory Loans event / ceremony at Citadel Hill, Halifax (MOG006) RCN Ceremonial Divisions at HMC Dockyard Halifax for visiting members of parliament (MOG007) Guard being inspected, CPO Mogensen 3rd row, 1st on left (MOG008) CPO Mogensen right rank, marker
HMCS OTTAWA H60
(MOG009) Sailors in a mess deck on HMCS Ottawa H60 // Click here to view the names on the back of the photo // DND-RCN photo (MOG010) Unknown sailor by AA gun on HMCS Ottawa H60 (MOG011) Looking aft along HMCS Ottawa H60's port side (MOG012) Officers and ratings on the bridge of HMCS Ottawa H60 (MOG013) Unknown sailors on HMCS Ottawa H60
(MOG014) Ships at anchor. It is believed the one of the 2 destroyers in the foreground is HMCS Ottawa H60 // Note that the wartime censor has blanked out the ship's pendant numbers and something on the shore. (MOG015) Newspaper article from British Columbia newspaper on a Canadian warship (presumed to be HMCS Ottawa H60) arriving in England (MOG016) Newspaper article on HMCS Ottawa H60 rescuing survivors of the SS Eurymedon and SS Sularia - both of which were sunk from Convoy OB12 - Sep 1940
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