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Service information for:
Cecil joined the RCNVR 0n 07 Jun 1943 and served till 12 Oct 1945 for a total of 859 days of which 581 days were spent overseas.
Awards and Decorations: 1939-45 Star; France & Germany Star with Clasp; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp (CVSM); War Medal 1939-45
Ships served in: HMCS BRUNSWICKER - Enlisted 21 May 1943 * Commenced Active Service 07 Jun 1943 as a Stoker 2nd Class, RCNVR HMCS CORNWALLIS - Drafted to CORNWALLIS 28 Jul 1943 HMCS STADACONA - Drafted to STADACONA 02 Oct 1943 HMCS GIVENCHY - Drafted to GIVENCHY 24 Nov 1943 HMCS NEW GLASGOW - Drafted to NEW GLASGOW 24 Dec 1943. Cecil was serving in NEW GLASGOW when she sank U-1003 by ramming. U-1003 was the last u-boat sunk by a ship of the RCN during the Second World War. * Rated Stoker 1st Class, RCNVR 23 Apr 1944 HMCS SCOTIAN - Drafted to SCOTIAN 03 Aug 1945 HMCS PEREGRINE - Drafted to PEREGRINE 16 Aug 1945 HMCS CAPTOR II - Drafted to CAPTOR II 25 Sep 1945 HMCS BRUNSWICKER - Drafted to BRUNSWICKER 01 Oct 1945 * Demobilized 12 Oct 1945
(CNB001) Stoker Cecil bishop (CNB002) Cecil Bishop (CNB003) Cecil Bishop - Remembrance Day 2024
(CNB004) Page 2 of Cecil's Certificate of Service (CNB005) Cecil Bishop's Record of Service
CNB006 (CNB006) HMCS NEW GLASGOW K320 // DND-RCN photo
(CNB007) New Entry Course Photo circa Jun 1943, HMCS BRUNSWICKER - on the steps of Saint John High School (CNB008) HMCS NEW GLASGOW K320 (CNB009) Newspaper article on HMCS NEW GLASGOW sinking a U-boat
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