Photos from the collection of William Lilbourne

All photos on this page are courtesy of William Lilbourne.

William is a collector of military memorabilia.

(WL001) Unknown corvette fitting out at Collinwood, Ontario

(WL002) Unknown corvette at unknown location

(WL003) Corvette under construction - location unknown

(WL004-WL005) Unknown Fundy Class minesweepers - locations unknown

(WL006) Sailors drinking beer in the mess deck on an unknown destroyer

(WL007-WL008) Firing and recovery of practice torpedo from unknown destroyer

(WL009-WL011) Firing and recovery of practice torpedo from unknown destroyer

(WL012) Unknown sailors on an unknown warship.  Judging by the ill-fitting uniform of the young "officer" on the right, it is Christmas day and he, as the youngest sailor on the ship, swapped places with the Commander Officer and became C.O. for the day.

(WL013) Unknown sailors ashore. The cap tally on the sailor on the right shows "RCNVR CAR" with the remaining letters unknown.  Possibly Naval Reserve Division CARLETON or CARTIER

(WL014) Unknown sailor with HMC MINESWEEPER cap tally

(WL015) Unknown sailor with friend

(WL016-WL017) Sailors in from of the New Glasgow Cenotaph in Carmichael Park, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

(WL018-WL019) These 2 images are not part of the Lilbourne collection - but show the New Glasgow Cenotaph as it was during the Second World War and then years later after it was refurbished

(WL020-WL021) Great Lakes freights in convoy transiting an ice-filled St. Lawrence Seaway

(WL022) Unknown tug boat

Some of the photos below were taken on / from ML Q103.  It is not know if they all were

None of the sailors in these photos are identified

(WL023-WL025) Sailors on ML Q103

(WL027-WL028) Officers on unknown Fairmile

(WL030-WL032) Catalina Flying Boat seen from a Fairmile - location unknown

(WL033-WL035) Fairmiles dropping depth charges

(WL036) ML Q100 seen from unknown Fairmile

(W037) ML Q101 (left side of photo), ML Q100 (ahead of Fairmile in foreground), possibly ML Q084 lead ship

(WL038) Sailor on the quarterdeck of an unknown Fairmile - with another Fairmile following astern

(WL039) Sailing vessel seen from unknown Fairmile