Johnny Molnar served in the Athabaskan and in the Cayuga. He provides this ship's company photo taken at Cornwallis, Saguenay Division around 1949-50. Click on thumbnail to enlarge. (Submitted by Tiffany Vlasveld <tiffanyrosebush(at)hotmail.com>

Ronald Mark, radioman Toronto. He is sitting in front of an operating  console in Athabee's Radio 1. (Ronald Mark collection)

Ken Bjorndahl, radioman, Saskatoon SK.

Gord Campbell, radioman, Ottawa.

P1 Butch Bouchard in Radio 1.

Communicators Mess - (L) Butch Bouchard. Right (Front)- Jake Ellis. (Middle) P2 Clark. Rear - Ronald Marks.

Electricians Mess

Communicators and electricians being served Christmas dinner by their Chief's and PO's of their respective departments on December 25, 1951.

Unless otherwise noted, all photos in this table were taken by Ronald  Mark between July 1951 and February 1952.

Christmas dinner in general - December 25, 1951. By tradition, Officers served, waited upon and washed up after the Junior Rates.

Rum issue

Ian Anderson (L), Whiterock BC and Ronald Mark, Toronto. This photos was taken in a studio in Sasebo, Japan.

By naval tradition, the youngest serving member of the ships company would be Captain for the day and would undergo a complete role reversal with the C.O. This caused much envy and resulted in some strange decisions and pipes being made, but all taken in the right spirit. Here, he is making his rounds.

Ronald Mark (L) and John Molnar (R) on Athabee's flag deck.

Signalman Don Lory of New Westminister BC on Athabee's flag deck.

Unless otherwise noted, all photos in this table were taken by Ronald  Mark between July 1951 and February 1952.

Contributors and Credits:

1) Ronald Mark <rondmark(at)shaw.ca>
2) http://rna-norwich.org.uk/2012/12/naval-christmas-traditions/

 

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