Ship's Company (H.M.C.S. Stormont)

Datec. 1943-45

DimensionsA: 37.7 x 25.1 cm
B: 43.2 x 34.8 cm

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Phyllis Benner, London, Ontario, 2012.

Object number2012.016.006

Label TextThis photograph depicts the soldiers and officers of the HMCS Stormont. Londoner Lorne Benner (1924-2000) served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. He was a signaler on HMCS Stormont from 1943 until 1945. This River-class frigate escorted convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic. It also supported the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.

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