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Petty Officer Patrolman Joseph Sydney WheatleyThe commemoration of the Centennial of the Naval Reserve in 2023 led to the creation of commemorative plaques being installed at the Naval Museum of Alberta, containing the names of those who were lost from HMCS Tecumseh and HMCS Nonsuch. The team researching those names ▸
Those who know the Naval Museum of Alberta know that the ship’s bell from the original HMCS Calgary (K231) is on exhibit in the gallery with a model of the ship, and a White Ensign that flew on her. Adjacent to her are models of the current HMCS Calgary (FFH ▸
The 100th Anniversary of the Naval Reserve will be celebrated in 2023. In preparation for this, we are gathering information and the histories of those who served in the Naval Reserve throughout its history.
The Naval Museum often receives personal histories from individuals who not only joined as reservists but whose ▸
Jim Simpson was married to the daughter of Alan Beddoe. Jim approached the Naval Museum with the offer of artefacts related to Lieutenant-Commander Alan Brookman Beddoe, OC, OBE, HFHS, FHSC (June 1, 1893 – December 2, 1975) who was a Canadian artist, war artist, consultant in heraldry and founder and ▸