LCI(L) 266

 

landing Craft Infantry - Large

 

 

LCI(L) 266 at anchor in an English port prior to the Normandy invasion, circa May 1944.

Credit: Pete Ballantyne for his father, LT. William H. M. Ballantyne RCNR, CO LCI(L) 277

 

Laid down: 06 Nov 1942

Launched: 06 Jan 1943

Transferred to RCN: 04 Dec 1943

Paid off: 2 September 1944

Fate: Unknown

 

Built in the USA and transferred to the RN on completion. She was transferred to he RCN, on 04 Dec 1943. On 02 Sep 1944 she was paid off and returned to the RN, then on 14 Mar 1946, was returned to the USN.

 

 

RCN Memories:     Weapons Cleaning

 

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos

 

 

Commanding Officers

 

Lt John Godfrey Wenman, RCNVR (06 Jun 1944 for D-Day Landings) 

 

 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

 

 

Former Crew Members

 

Boast (Boart??), G. (Two-Bob), Seaman Gunner

 

Burrell, Buzz, Seaman Gunner

 

Choates, J., Lt, X.O.

 

Clark, W. Seaman, Electrician

 

Harrison, Bill, Stoker (M)

Irwin, Bob, Seaman

 

MacMillan, Cox'n

 

Ritchie, Richard John Gordon, Slt, RCNVR

 

Routte, Alex, Seman Gunner / Cook

 

Winkleman, John, Seaman Gunner

 

 

Photos and Documents

 

 

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(GR01) Carl Jensen, Cox'n, LCI(L) 266.  Note the Combined Operations badge on his left shoulder and Killick badge  (GR02) Buzz Burrell, Seaman Gunner from Vancouver, BC,l on LCI(L) 266  (GR03) Unknown sailors on LCI(L) 266

 

From the collection of George Rae, V32806

Courtesy of Virginia McCann

 

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(FT60) Seaman Bob Irwin on LCI(L) 266  (FT61) Stoker (M) Bill Harrison from Toronto, ON, on LCI(L) 266  (FT62) Lt J. Choates, 2nd in Command (X.O.) on LCI(L) 266  (FT63) Sig Wallie Strang from Vancouver, BC, on LCI(L) 266  (FT64) Lt Wenman, Commanding Officer, LCI(L) 266

 

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(FT65) Seaman Electrician W. Clark from Montreal, QC, on LCI(L) 266  (FT66) Cox'n Carl Jensen, LCI(L) 266  (FT67) Motor Mechanic D. McQui??? from Nelson, BC, on LCI(L) 266  (FT68) Cox'n MacMillan, LCI(L) 266  (FT69) Seaman Gunner John Winkleman on LCI(L) 266

 

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(FT70) Seaman Gunner / Cook Alex Routte on LCI(L) 266  (FT71) George R. Rae on LCI(L) 266  (FT72) Seaman Gunner G. Boast (Boart??) (Two-Bob) from Ontario on LCI(L) 266  (FT73) Unknown crew member of either LCI(L) 249 or LCI(L) 266

 

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(FT74) LCI(L) 266 on beach Southampton March/44,  Garnier & Barfoot on scaffold  (FT75) "Well - we had to have something" - Painting on the bridge of LCI(L) 266  (FT76) May/44 Cox'n of LCI(L) 266  Harrison (on left) doing the dobying  (FT77) (L to R) Bleeks, MacMillan, Harrison, Irwin on LCI(L) 266  (FT78) Harrison on LCI(L) 266, May 1944

 

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(FT79) Bob Irwin on LCI(L) 266, 1944  (FT80) (L to R) Carl Jensen, Cox’n, Boley, MacMillan, Burrel, Harrison on LCI(L) 266  (FT81) LCI(L) 266 on Utah Beach, Normandy, 1944  (FT82) George R. Rae, V32806, on LCI(L) 266, Utah Beach, Normandy, 1944  (FT83) Crew members in the mess deck on LCI(L) 266

 

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(FT84) Carl Jensen (L) and Boley on LCI(L) 266, Southampton, 1944  (FT85) Scherk on LCI(L) 266, May 1944

 

From the collection of Frank Tucker

Courtesy of Joe Phelan

 

 

 

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