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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Norman volunteered to join Royal navy in 1942 at 18 years of age with his mothers permission. He moved to Adelaide South Australia in 1967.
After the Second World War Norman had a building career, as a carpenter, site foreman and later as a building estimator (In England and Australia). Norman married Ruby, from Newtown in Wales, in 1954, in a church at Newtown. They later had son Philip. Norman was involved with the RSL (Returned Service League) after he retired while living in Adelaide South Australia. He was secretary of one RSL branch for a while. Norman, at a later stage of his retirement joined the Beach vale sub-section, Naval Association of Australia and was still a member up until about a year before he passed away.
Ships served in: HMS ROYAL ARTHUR - Enlisted 06 Aug 1942 as an Ordinary Seaman, RN. Royal Arthur was a shore base at Skegness for new entries / initial training HMS VALKYRIE - Drafted to VALKYRIE 12 Sep 1942. HMS VALKYRIE was a shore base at Douglas, Isle of Man; radar training establishment * Rated Radio Direction Finder Operator 16 Oct 1942 HMS CAROLINE - Drafted to CAROLINE 27 Oct 1942. CAROLINE was a shore base at Belfast, Northern Ireland HMCS CHILLIWACK - Drafted to CHILLIWACK 29 Oct 1942 * Rated Able Seaman, Radio Direction Finder Operator 01 Jul 1943 HMS CANADA - Drafted to CANADA 01 Jul 1943. CANADA was a Royal Navy shore base at Halifax, NS HMS FINDHORN - Drafted to FINDHORN 31 Jul 1943 * Rated Able Seaman Radar Operator (Probationer) 01 Mar 1944 * Rated Able Seaman Radar Operator 3rd Class 05 Feb 1945 HMS VICTORY III - Drafted to VICTORY III 01 Nov 1945. VICTORY III was a shore base at Portsmouth, England HMS VICTORY - Drafted to VICTORY 02 Feb 1946 HMS COLLINGWOOD - Drafted to COLLINWOOD 28 Mar 1946. COLLINGWOOD was a shore base at Fareham, England * Honourary Released 19 Jun 1946
(NCL001) Portrait of Seaman Norman Lock (NCL002) Norman Lock's Medals: 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Burma Star with Pacific bar, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45 (NCL003) Certificate of Service, Page 2, for Norman Lock (NCL004) Leave Ticket for Norman Lock 21 Jan 1943 - 01 Feb 1943 while serving in HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 (NCL005) Telegram dated 10 May 1943 confirming extension of leave for Norman Lock
(NCL005) A list of places Norman visited (NCL007) A few of Norman's souvenirs from his travels in the Navy (NCL008) Some foreign currency saved by Norman
(NCL009) Mrs. Douglas Miller to Norman's father in England in 1953 enquiring about how he was getting on. (NCL010) Envelope cover for mail to Norman Lock on HMS FINDHORN from Louise Neals, Moncton, NB (NCL011) Addresses saved by Norman: Mrs. Urban Miller (mother of Doug Miller, RCN); Miss Louise Neals; and Mrs. Jean Barrat
(NCL012) Norman Lock (RN) (right) and Douglas Miller, RCN - 1943. Norman stayed with Douglas Miller while on leave in 1943 at Oromocto, New Brunswick (NCL013) Norman Lock sitting in a car, presumably that of Douglas Miller's while staying at his place in Oromocto, New Brunswick while on leave (NCL014) Sailors on the quarterdeck of HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 - Jan 1943 (NCL015) Sailors on HMCS CHILLIWACK K131 - Jan 1943. The sailor on the lower left with the "x" on his sweater was awarded the B.E.M.
(NCL016) Norman Lock in New York with unknown friend / shipmate (NCL017) Pass to get into the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia (NCL018-NCL019) Unidentified sailors on HMS FINDHORN
Norman in his early retirement years with his Labrador dog named Ben
Photos and service information courtesy of Philip Lock
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