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Commander Gerald Lancaster CD, RCNR

September 21st 2022

Merchant Seaman First Commanding Officer of HMCS Calgary K231 The Naval Museum of Alberta recently received artefacts and documents related to the naval career of CDR Gerald Lancaster RCNR from his son, John Lancaster of Saltspring Island, BC. Cdr. Lancaster served the Canadian Navy in war and peacetime appointments forms for over ▸

The Sinking of SS Athenia: A Calgary Connection

September 21st 2022

Earlier this year, the Naval Museum of Alberta was contacted by Mr. William (Bill) Peggie who wished to donate artifacts, a diary, and photographs and clippings of his Grandmother Mrs. Margaret Peggie who was onboard the SS Athenia when it was struck by a German torpedo and sunk in the ▸

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