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Jack Thorpe fonds
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"Na Bother Ata"

"Na Bother Ata"

"Nae Bother Ata" was the motto of the HMCS Orangeville. Here, Captain Pike, from Edmonton, sits underneath the motto.

Ships in Harbour

Ships in Harbour

Bird's eye view of a corvette in harbour, with the crew unloading and working on deck.

Jack Thorpe fonds

  • CA GPR 0264
  • Fonds
  • 1942-1945

The fonds consists of 12 photographs detailing Jack Thorpe's service with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Photographs include Jack's official Navy portrait, ships he served on and working on the ships.

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HMCS Bayfield

HMCS Bayfield

HMCS Bayfield was a minesweeper which patrolled the east coast from Boston to Halifax, dragging the ocean waters for mines planted by German U-boats.

Looking Out to Sea

Looking Out to Sea

Navy Seaman Jack Thorpe looking out to sea from the captain's bridge.

Entering the Ship

Entering the Ship

Navy Seaman at the top of the gangplank, the entrance to the Ship.

Leaving Harbour

Leaving Harbour

Corvette leaving harbour with navy seamen in formation on deck.

The Blue Ensign

The Blue Ensign

Jack Thorpe and three seamen under the Blue Ensign, the flag of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Service on Deck

Service on Deck

Navy Seaman in formation on the deck of a ship. Three officers are addressing the crew, perhaps for a church service.

Jack Thorpe, WWII Navy

Jack Thorpe, WWII Navy

Official portrait of Jack Thorpe in his Navy uniform. Jack Thorpe enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy Veterans Reserve when he turned 18, at the end of 1941. He served aboard the minesweeper HMCS Bayfield, the Corvette HMCS Orangeville, and HMCS Atholl, a corvette on convoy duty from St. John’s to Londonderry, Ireland.

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