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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Ships served in: HMCS RAYON D'OR - Appointed to RAYON D'OR 21May 1943 as a SLt, RCNVR HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER - Appointed to NEW WESTMINSTER 02 Dec 1943 as a Lt, RCNVR
Obituary from the Windsor Star 26 Sep 1992
HMCS RAYON D'OR
(HST001 - HST003) Jack Curtis on Rayon D'Or (HST004 - HST005) Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, NS
Convoy off Sydney, NS (HST005 - HST006) Convoy passes by fishing boat (HST007 - HST009) Merchants ship in convoy
Convoy off Sydney, NS (HST010 - HST011) Merchant ships in Convoy (HST012) Unknown corvette on the right of the photo (HST013) Unknown corvette (HST014) Unknown Minesweeper
Convoy off Sydney, NS (HST015) Unknown corvette (HST016 - HST017) Merchant ships in convoy (HST018 - HST019) SS Burgeo approaching Sydney, NS - 1943
(HST020 - HST024) Torpedoed Dutch freighter - Sydney, NS - 1943
(HST025 - HST026) Torpedoed Dutch freighter - Sydney, NS - 1943
HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228
These photos were taken while Hector served in HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER from Dec 1943 to circa May / Jun 1945. They have been sorted by developer numbers on the backs of the photos along with any information written on the photos by Hector Trotter. There is no guarantee the photos are properly sequenced.
(HST027) Gunshield art on HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - 06 Jan 1944 (HST028 - HST030) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 (foreground) and cable ship Lord Kelvin (HST031) Gun deck and fo'c's'le of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228
(HST032 - HST033) Flying fish found on bridge of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER k228 (HST034) St. Pierre Harbour. Carley float of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 in the foreground Note: Photos HST027 - HST034 are misc. photos dated Jan 1944
Work Ups (WUPS), St Margaret's Bay, NS - Jan 1944 (HST035 - HST038) Unknown corvette (HST039) Unknown frigate
Work Ups (WUPS), St Margaret's Bay, NS - Jan 1944 (HST040 - HST042) HMCS OWEN SOUND K340 (HST043) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K340'S whaler under sail with a minesweeper and frigate in background (HST044) Unknown ships at anchor - 2 corvettes and a River Class destroyer
Work Ups (WUPS), St Margaret's Bay, NS - Jan 1944 (HST045 - HST049) Royal Navy submarine HMS P554 - Note: HMS P554 was based at Halifax for anti-submarine training
Work Ups (WUPS), St Margaret's Bay, NS - Jan 1944 (HST050 - HST052) Royal Navy submarine HMS P554 - Note: HMS P554 was based at Halifax for anti-submarine training (HST053) HMCS Cape Breton K350
(HST054) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 fires the Hedgehog (HST055 - HST057) HMS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 at a trot buoy. Note rocket launchers on side of 4" gun mount and gun shield art now painted over Note: Undated photos - taken sometime after rocket launchers installed on forward gun
Officers and ratings of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - 1944 (HST058 - HST059) Lt Ronald (Ron) McKenzie, Commanding Officer (HST061 - HST061) "Mac and Hec Lang" - Lt Ron McKenzie and Lt Hector Lang
Officers and ratings of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - 1944 (HST062 - HST065) Lt Hector Lang
Officers and ratings of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - 1944 (HST066) Lt David A. "Sandy" Sim, XO (HST067 - HST068) Lt George D. Millson - Feb 1944 (HST069) SLt William A. "Bill" Young on watch (HST070) Jack Holmes of Victoria, BC
Officers and ratings of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - 1944 (HST071) Yeoman A.W. Moore (HST072) Lt Ronald Cass - Electrical Lieutenant /Group Radar Officer. Note: Lt Cass was serving in HMCS Dunver at this time. As group Elect/Radar officer he would have been on the ships of the EG at various times. (HST073) Lt Campbell E. Cork, MBE, from Toronto, ON. Passenger on HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER - 1944 (HST074 - HST075) Lt Roy Rowsell
Officers and ratings of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - 1944 (HST076 - HST080) Lt William Arthur "Bill" Young - May 1944
Officers and ratings of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - 1944 (HST081) Able Seaman L. Hatch (HST082) N. Paris of Ottawa, ON (HST083) Sig Brown of Montreal, QC (HST084) L/Tel using TBY set (HST085) Unknown Sig on signal lamp
Convoy SC.153 - Halifax to Liverpool - 13 Feb 1944 - 02 Mar 1944 (HST086 - HST090) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 conducting stern fueling in convoy - Feb 1944
Convoy SC.153 - Halifax to Liverpool - 13 Feb 1944 - 02 Mar 1944 (HST091 - HST095) Ships of Convoy SC.153
Convoy SC.153 - Halifax to Liverpool - 13 Feb 1944 - 02 Mar 1944 (HST096 - HST100) LSTs in convoy SC.153. There were 13 LSTs in this convoy
Convoy SC.153 - Halifax to Liverpool - 13 Feb 1944 - 02 Mar 1944 (HST101 - HST102) Merchant Aircraft Carrier in Convoy SC.153 (HST103) Swordfish circling over Merchant Aircraft Carrier in Convoy SC.153 (HST104) Unknown merchant ship in Convoy SC.153
(HST105) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER fueling from unknown oiler (HST106) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 hauling in line connect to fuel hose from unknown oiler. This is not the same oiler as in photo HST105. Webmaster's note: Photos HST105 and HST106 were in the same batch of photos (based on developer's numbers) as the convoy SC153 photos, however in photos HST086 - HST090, NEW WESTMINSTER does not yet have her rocket launchers on the side of the gun mount - but in these photos her rocket launchers are visible. The oilers in both these photos are different from photos HST086 -HST090, which means there 2 photos were taken at later dates
(HST107) HMCS DAUPHIN K157, part of the escort for Convoy ONS.31, Liverpool to Halifax - 13 Mar 1944 - 30 Mar 1944
Convoy HX.285 - NYC to Liverpool 28 Mar 1944 - 12 Apr 1944 (HST108 - HST110) Norwegian oiler Kaia Knudsen - convoy escort oiler (HST111 - HST112) Merchant ships of Convoy HX.285
Convoy HX.285 - NYC to Liverpool 28 Mar 1944 - 12 Apr 1944 (HST113 - HST115) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER fueling from Norwegian oiler Kaia Knudsen
Convoy HX.285 - NYC to Liverpool 28 Mar 1944 - 12 Apr 1944 (HST116 - HST119) Merchant ships of Convoy HX.285
Either the end of Convoy HX.285 or beginning of ON.233 (HST120 - HST121) HMCS OTTAWA H31, HMCS DUNVER K03 and HMCS ROSTHERN K169 outside Lough Foyle (HST122) Convoy escorts entering Lough Foyle astern of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER (HST123) Unknown vessel, Lough Foyle (HST124) US destroyer and HMCS SUMMERSIDE K141 (right) off Lough Foyle
Either the end of Convoy HX.285 or beginning of ON.233 (HST125) US destroyer off Lough Foyle (HST126) Unknown Corvette off Lough Foyle (HST127) Lough Foyle (HST128 - HST129) LCdr Mckenzie (Commanding Officer), Lieutenant Sim and Lieutenant Millson on Bridge of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228
Either the end of Convoy HX.285 or beginning of ON.233 (HST130) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - choppy day at sea (HST131 - HST133) HMCS DUNVER K03 (HST134) HMCS DUNVER K03 and HMCS ROSTHERN K169
Either the end of Convoy HX.285 or beginning of ON.233 (HST135) HMCS DAUPHIN K157 (HST136 - HST139) Loch Ewe, Scotland
Either the end of Convoy HX.285 or beginning of ON.233 (HST140 - HST141) Dungaree Point Lighthouse, Co. Donegal, Ireland Webmaster's note: Photos HST120 - HST141 were annotated April 1944 - but no indication of which convoy - HX.285 or ON.233. As both convoys were at sea during some point in Apr 1944, they could be from either convoy.
(HST142 - HST145) "Nig" - Mascot of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 - Apr 1944
Convoy ON.233 - Liverpool to NYC 20 Apr 1944 - 08 May 1944 (HST146 - HST147) Iceberg on Grand Banks of Newfoundland - Apr 1944 (HST148) Convoy ON.233 - Apr 1944
Escort Group C5 (EG.C5) - dated 1944 (HST149) EG.C5 proceeding to sea (HST150 - HST151) Air/Sea rescue craft in the River Foyle (HST152 - HST153) Escort carrier in North Channel
Escort Group C5 (EG.C5) - dated 1944 (HST154) HMCS HESPELER K489 (HST155) HMCS HESPELER K489 in convoy (HST156 - HST158) HMCS DAUPHIN K157 in convoy
Escort Group C5 (EG.C5) - dated 1944 (HST159) HMCS DAUPHIN K157 (HST160) Unknown merchant ship (HST161) Crew on fo'c's'le of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER - exercise at sea * photos numbers HST162 - HST163 are blank
Escort Group C5 (EG.C5) - dated 1944 (HST164 - HST167) HMCS DUNVER K03. S.O. EG.C5 (HST168) Ships of EG.C5 dropping depth charges with in line abreast formation
Escort Group C5 (EG.C5) - dated 1944 (HST169 - HST172) Depth charges dropped by HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 exploding in her wake
(HST173 - HST175) HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 fueling from Norwegian oiler Bralanta
Convoy HX.290 - NYC to Liverpool 05 - 19 May 1944 (HST176 - HST177) Merchant Aircraft Carrier Empire MacAndrew (HST178) Merchant Aircraft Carriers in convoy. One of them is USS Amastra (HST179) Whaler of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228
Convoy HX.290 - NYC to Liverpool 05 - 19 May 1944 (HST180 - HST182) US merchantman Sea Serpent - May 1944 (HST183 - HST184) Merchantman Empire Heritage - May 1944. Historical note: Empire Heritage was sunk 08 Sep 1944 with a loss of 112 crew and passengers
Convoy HX.290 - NYC to Liverpool 05 - 19 May 1944 (HST185) Unknown merchantman (HST186) Merchantman Coptic. Convoy Commodore for HX.290 embarked - May 1944 (HST187 - HST188) Liberty ship - May 1944
Convoy HX.290 or Convoy ON.238 - May 1944 (HST189) Culmore Point Light at the mouth of the River Foyle, Northern Ireland (HST190) Unknown lighthouse along the River Foyle, Northern Ireland (HST191) Channel marker in the River Foyle, Northern Ireland (HST192) River Class destroyer approaching HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER K228 on the River Foyle - back of photo says HMCS SKEENA (HST193) Unknown Merchant Aircraft Carrier
Convoy HX.290 or Convoy ON.238 - May 1944 (HST194 - HST197) Swordfish from Merchant Aircraft Carrier flying over convoy (HST198) Swordfish taking off from Merchant Aircraft Carrier in convoy
Convoy HX.290 or Convoy ON.238 (HST199 - HST201) Merchant Aircraft Carrier in convoy (HST202) C.O. on fo'c's'le of HMCS NEW WESTMINSTER - May 1944 Webmaster's note: Photos HST189 - HST202 were in the same batch of photos labeled Convoy HX.290 and Convoy ON.238. These photos were labeled May 1944 with no indication of which convoy. As both convoys were at sea during some point in May 1944, they could be from either convoy.
Convoy ON.238 - Liverpool to NYC - 26 May 1944 - 09 Jun 1944 (HST203) Convoy ON.238 (HST204) Swordfish taking off of a Merchant Aircraft Carrier - May 1944 (HST205 - HST206) Swordfish from MAC flying over Convoy ON.238 Webmaster's note: MACs listed in Convoy ON.238 were EMPIRE MACCOLL, EMPIRE MACKAY, EMPIRE MACRAE
Misc photos - 1944 (HST207 - HST208) Merchant Aircraft Carrier - 1944 - no indication of month or convoy (HST209 - HST210) HMCS HUNTSVILLE K499 // Note: HMCS HUNTSVILLE K499 joined EG.C5 in Aug 1944
Bermuda during sea Work-Ups - Feb 1945 (HST209) Dermot Moleska & Hector Trotter - St George's, Bermuda (HST210) Unknown sailor and Hector Trotter - St George's, Bermuda (HST211) Hector Trotter ashore in Bermuda
Bermuda during sea Work-Ups - Feb 1945 (HST212 - HST216) A beach at Bermuda. Note: likely at or near St. Georges.
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