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The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest battle of the Second World War. Much of the burden of fighting fell to the Royal Canadian Navy which was comprised of only six destroyers and a handful of smaller vessels at the start of the conflict. Today, our sailors continue to proudly represent Canadians at home and on the world stage. Read more on pages 9-13. Include contact info & Coldwell Molly Maids Your South Island Banker logo, and his headshot Display 2 (3.322”) x 2” too Real Estate Experts Weekly HARBOUR We proudly serve the Your New Home Specialists Your South Island Your New Home Specialists LANDING Canadian Forces Community Real HelpingEstate Experts You BuyHelping or You Sell Buy or Sell WALK TO BASE ! 32 Units from As a military family we understand $379,900 your cleaning needs during ongoing service, deployment and relocation. Sales center located at www.mollymaid.ca Mark Rice 3194 Douglas Street is 250-588-2339 OCEANSIDE REAL ESTATE nOW OpEn! [email protected] 250-474-4800250-474-4800 ( ) www.WestshoreNewHomes.com 250 744-3427 www.southislandhometeam.com www.SouthIslandHomeTeam.com Register today at harbourlandingvictoria.com [email protected] Registered with Brookfield Global Relocation Services 250-474-4800 www.southislandhometeam.com 2 • LOOKOUT April 27, 2020

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ragically, our coun- all necessary equipment to neighbours. I am very thank- by the professionalism try was hit with support their deployment. ful for the support we have and compassion of the heart-wrenching Over the last few weeks, a received from local businesses MFRC staff and volun- news this week as number of CANFORGENS who are extending services to teers as they work to weT learned of the murders have been promulgated and the families of our deployed adapt their services to a in Portapique, Wentworth, it’s important that all military military members. We are also virtual model that sup- Debert, Shubenacadie and members stay up-to-date and proud to be supporting local ports our current reality. Enfield. CFB Esquimalt shares informed on new direction industry and business during Speaking of fantastic a special bond with Nova and policies. To aid in this, what has been a challenging support, this week orga- Scotia as it is home to our the CAF has released a list of economic time for many. The nizations around the sister base CFB Halifax and I Frequently Asked Questions Base has conducted 95% of country are recogniz- have offered my sincere con- on CANFORGENS issued in procurement orders and ser- ing National Volunteer dolences on behalf of our team relation to COVID-19 (www. vices over the last month with Week. Normally we as our friends and, for many, canada.ca/en/department- local suppliers. As much as would have the oppor- family on the East Coast pro- national-defence/campaigns/ we are focused on protect- tunity to personally cess this senseless loss of life. covid-19/faq-on-canforgens- ing the Force and preparing acknowledge the dedi- For anyone impacted by this issued-in-relation-to-covid-19. to support requests from the cation and generosity tragedy, please do not to be html) I encourage you all to Government of Canada, we of our volunteers in afraid to reach out for help if review. As always, your chain are also finding ways to sup- person, but since that needed. Remember that the of command is available to port our local community here isn’t possible this year, sary outings, and maintaining military Chaplains and the help answer any questions in Greater Victoria. I would like to extend my a two metre distance from EAP Program for civilians are specific to your personal situa- As many of you are aware, personal gratitude for the others whenever possible. Stay both available 24/7. tion. Your continued patience April is the Month of the immense contribution volun- connected by following our Across Canada, the CAF is and flexibility as we work to Military Child and a chance teers make to our Base com- social media pages and check prepared to support a wide adopt these new directions is to celebrate and acknowledge munity. Whether you dedi- out the Lookout Newspaper for range of tasks as required by appreciated. the strength and resilience of cate your time to the CFB all the latest Base stories. local communities in need of Currently, Base and RCN all military children. To recog- Esquimalt Naval and Military As the Chief of Defence assistance. Closer to home, senior leadership are initiat- nize this important month, the Museum, a PSP team or club, Staff expressed in his latest CFB Esquimalt completed ing discussions regarding what Esquimalt MFRC has launched the MFRC, or a number of letter www.canada.ca/en/ our second round of Personnel the new normal will look like Operation Dandelion to give other entities that support our department-national-defence/ Readiness Verification (PRV) in the workplace as restric- military families an oppor- Defence Team, your efforts maple-leaf/defence/2020/04/ this week with another 100 tions are gradually lifted in tunity to mark this annual mean so much to all of us – april-17-letter-from-cds- members ready to support the future. The safety of the observance virtually. There are thank you! regarding-covid-19.html), any Request for Assistance Defence Team will continue to few professions outside of the As we continue to navi- your discipline and steady related to COVID-19 or natu- be paramount as we consider military that demand so much gate this uncertain time, I focus on the mission at hand – ral disasters, such as floods the implementation of addi- from children and families; if once again urge everyone to whether from home or on-site and fires, that may arise in tional protective health mea- you have children at home, pay close attention to their – have allowed us to remain the coming months. They will sures (e.g. floor decals, signage consider taking a moment to physical and mental health. healthy and operationally be sustained with close and and separators to maintain remind them of how much The Defence Team COVID- ready to support Canadians integral logistical support from physical distancing). These their support means to you. 19 Mental Health webpage during this time of need. We’re the dedicated professionals at measures will be discussed in Remember that if your family (www.canada.ca/en/depart- not through this yet, but I our Base Logistics and Base the coming weeks with labour is in need of support during ment-national-defence/ have every confidence in this Administration Branches. The leadership and consultation this time, the MFRC contin- campaigns/covid-19/mental- Defence Team and your ability diversity of support already will occur through Branch ues to provide virtual connec- health.html) has a number of to overcome the unique chal- being provided here at the and Base Health and Safety tions, services and programs resources for those looking to lenges this pandemic presents. Base is a reflection of the Committees. to military families. This “stay in the green.” You can Stay healthy. Stay ready to skill and flexibility that exists The partnerships we make includes care package drop also take part in some virtual support. Keep crushing the within our organization and is within our local community offs for deployed members, PSP workouts or get outside curve! something we can all be proud have always been important to virtual access to social workers within your local neighbour- Yours Aye, of. Ideally, these members will us, but it’s in challenging times and counsellors, and deploy- hood for a physically distanced S. Sader not be called upon but they like these that we truly see the ment workshops. As always, walk or run. Keep washing Captain (N) are ready if needed along with strength and importance of our I am incredibly impressed your hands, avoiding unneces- Commander

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Peter Mallett Feb. 10. This has meant going it Staff Writer alone to manage the children, the home, and stocking up the Langford’s Market on Millstream has refrigerator and pantry with kids come to the aid of house-bound mili- in tow. tary families having difficulty shopping “I shouldn’t have to defend because of COVID-19 self isolation and myself in pubic for trying to take physical distancing measures. care of my family,” she said. The grocery store is offering free Plus, she’s done the neigh- delivery service to those living in the bourly thing and bought grocer- Westshore who have a military partner ies for another military family in deployed. quarantine because of travelling The program launched after store outside Canada. co-owner Darryl Hein learned about She is now determined not to the “deplorable” harassment of military let people bully her in public and mom Janene Walker of Sooke. On two act like “the pandemic police.” separate occasions she was heckled for Walker’s husband is one bringing her two children on shopping of approximately 650 trips. Her husband is deployed in HMCS personnel deployed Whitehorse and she has no one to watch in eight Royal them. Canadian Navy “In this unfolding public health crisis, ships off the coast there are a small element of people who of Vancouver are quick to mind other people’s business Island. They Military families experiencing a deployment can and point fingers, and many of them are are at the ready order directly from doing it with misinformation,” said Hein. to assist with The Market on Millstream. The store’s delivery van began deliv- COVID opera- OFFER: ering free-of charge orders on April tions or other gov- FREE Delivery and Assembly of grocery orders 20 to military families living in Sooke, ernment needs if community that (minimum $50.00) Langford, View Royal, and Esquimalt. called upon. The Walker family. some local busi- The initiative is one way of letting mili- The couple spoke about nesses are volunteer- OFFER VALID FOR: tary members know he and his staff sup- the two incidents and it took a ing to help families who Military Families experiencing a deployment ONLY port them. toll on the sailor. face hardships brought on by HOW TO ORDER: “It’s just the Canadian thing for us to “It’s always difficult to be away from this crisis,” he said. email order to: [email protected] do, to let those who serve know we are home for a long period of time, but when In the coming days, LS Walker is or call 250-391-1110 all in this together.” she is unhappy and I’m not there to com- expected to return home from deploy- PROVIDE IN YOUR EMAIL: Unwarranted assaults fort her it makes me feel powerless,” said ment as part of a rotation where ships’ full name, address and phone number. The order The 36-year-old stay-at-home mother LS Walker. sailors spend four weeks at sea and then desk will call you to confirm your order. faced profanity-laced verbal abuse from His mood changed when he learned two weeks home under quarantine. customers in a hardware store parking of the store’s “generous offer” to assist The most anticipated part of returning DELIVERY AREAS: lot and at a grocery store in Langford his and other military families in the home, he says, will be reuniting with his Westshore 7 days a week / in March because she had her children community. wife and two children. His wife will then Sooke: Wednesday & Saturdays with her. “While my fellow sailors and I are be able to make trips to the store with- STORE FLYER: Her husband, LS Joe Walker, has been engaged at sea in this time of crisis, it out her children and the threat of being https://themarketstores.com deployed in HMCS Whitehorse since comforts me and makes me proud of my verbally harassed.

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Lt(N) Greg Menzies his passion and he would had deployed with his son,” the friendships I had forged could be shared. I couldn’t opportunity came that she HMCS Calgary PAO play or watch it anywhere, recalls LS Veilleux. “It was when I was a Combat have been more honoured, knew she couldn’t refuse - a anytime. Hockey was in his the first time I met Murray Engineer. I wouldn’t have and I fought back a lot of Supply Technician position A hockey jersey can rep- soul.” and it was very emotional. met two amazing people if tears.” on board HMCS Calgary. resent many things, and After their Combat Ten years later, Murray and it wasn’t for the military.” In Calgary, Murray volun- “Before I met Steven and some, like Leading Seaman Engineer’s course, Pte Steven’s memory are still an In January 2018 she re- teered his expertise to the Murray I never imagined Cindy Veilleux’s jersey, have Veilleux (her rank before important part of my life.” enlisted as a supply techni- Homes for Heroes Veterans having a deep connection to an amazing story associated re-enlisting to the navy) and She released from the cian. When she finished her Village project that built a city, a ship, and a hockey with them. Pte Marshall were posted Canadian Armed Forces Supply Technician’s course 15 tiny homes for homeless jersey from somewhere For the last year, she has to 1 Combat Engineer in October 2013 and at Canadian Forces Logistic veterans in city’s southeast other than my hometown travelled in Her Majesty’s Regiment, 11 Field remained in contact with Training Centre in Borden, neighbourhood of Forest of Saint-Georges, Quebec. Canadian Ships with a Squadron in Edmonton, Murray. In October 2016, Ontario, she was posted Lawn. Each home was Steven’s memory is worth Calgary Flames jersey neatly Alberta, and were deployed he asked her to write an to Canadian Forces Base named after a fallen sol- sharing and my way of giving folded in her duffle bag. to Afghanistan in October article for the Calgary Sun Esquimalt. dier from Calgary, and was back to a father who lost his The Saint-Georges, 2009. and the Calgary Herald for Deciding to drive across another way for him to keep son in Afghanistan. I believe Quebec, native came to Only one week into Veterans Week as a way to Canada to her new post- his son’s memory alive. what I am doing for Steven have a special connection their deployment, Private honour Steven’s memory. ing in June 2019, she took When LS Veilleux arrived will always have an amazing with the City of Calgary Marshall was killed by an The request was an honour, a detour to visit Murray in in Esquimalt, she was posted impact on Murray, and yes, I after meeting Private Steven improvised explosive device but at the same time she Calgary. to HMC Ships Vancouver have Steven’s hockey jersey Marshall a decade ago when while on foot patrol south began to reflect on how “Murray and I met for din- and then Regina. Then an on board HMCS Calgary.” she was a Combat Engineer. east of Kandahar City. much she missed the mili- ner, talked for a few hours, The two were on course The loss was devastating tary - the lifestyle and the and went to Steven’s rest- at Canadian Forces School news and Pte Veilleux knew friendships. ing place. Murray brought Murray asked if I could of Military Engineering in she had to finish the deploy- “When I released, I had with him a Calgary Flames bring Steven’s jersey Gagetown, New Brunswick, ment knowing her friend worked for four years at the Jersey that he had sewn a and became fast friends. had made the ultimate Canadian National Railway Support our Troops ribbon wherever I travelled so his “Steven was born and sacrifice. as a level 2 foreman. I met and a 1 Combat Engineering memory could be shared. raised in Calgary and proud “When we returned some really great people Regiment crest on. Murray to call Calgary home,” said home in May, my section but the camaraderie wasn’t gave me the one thing that I couldn’t have been more LS Veilleux. “When we commander organized a the same. I missed having meant so much to him, honoured, and I fought get together for Steven’s a career in the military, all and asked if I could bring firstop met, el I knew ookkeepi right away how much he loved the father, Murray Marshall, the opportunities available Steven’s jersey wherever back a lot of tears.” Display 2 ol (3.322”) x 2”to meet the soldiers who to me, and most importantly I travelled so his memory Calgary Flames. 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HMC Ships Calgary, Regina, Brandon, Whitehorse, and Nanaimo, and three Orca- class Patrol Craft Training (PCT) vessels - PCT Cougar, PCT Renard and PCT Wolf - are currently at sea off the coast of Vancouver Island. The ships will remain at sea for the SHIPS AT SEA time being, at the ready to respond to government assigned tasks, as required.

Above: PCT Wolf (front) followed by HMCS Whitehorse, PCT Cougar, HMCS Nanaimo, and HMCS Brandon sail in formation with Task Group 303.1 in the Strait of Georgia April 14. Photo by Corporal Jay Naples, MARPAC Imaging Services

Right: Master Seaman Alexander Blackburn, a Weapon Engineering Technician, conducts corrective maintenance on the radar system onvboard HMCS Whitehorse. Photo by DND

Leading Seaman Mitchel Kathol, a Boatswain on board HMCS Whitehorse, acts as a communicator for boat operations. Photo by DND

Commodore Angus Topshee, Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific, salutes HMCS Regina as it sails past HMCS Calgary. Photo by Corporal Jay Naples, MARPAC Imaging Services

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Capt Lewis Williams peaks. The landscape was Henrik ‘Hank’ Schulte- Uncovering the answer They graciously decided 442 Transport and notoriously challeng- Bisping monitoring the Unfortunately, due to to give some of the lures Above: Lures donated by Rescue Squadron ing when searching for a aircraft’s performance the remote location, the found in the tackle box small, white aircraft. as to not exceed any RCMP were not able to to the members of 442 the family of the missing outdoorsmen to 442 The date is June 20, Crews had been assigned limitations. get in to the site for a Squadron as a thank you. Squadron. 1987. Two seasoned out- their search areas from the Once the search and year. When they did, they Similar items hang in doorsmen climb aboard a Joint Rescue Coordination rescue technicians were founds human remains, the squadron to remind Below: The wreckage of small single-engine Piper Centre (JRCC) in Victoria. on the ground, they and using DNA identifica- squadron members why the missing plane carryng Super Cub on floats. They The pre-search checks radioed back that it was tion, later confirmed is was they get up in the middle the two men that crashed are heading on a fishing were completed and once an aircraft wreckage, but the missing outdoorsmen. of the night to venture 31 years ago. trip to McDougall Lake in on scene all eyes scoured did not match the aircraft The family was sent the in to dark and stormy the Wells Gray Provincial the terrain for a glimpse registration they were tackle box as a memento weather: That Others Park area. of anything manmade and looking for, nor were there of their lost loved ones. May Live. After leaving Eagle Bay, out of place. any placards indicating the the aircraft was not seen Luck at Kostal Lake crash had been reported. again for 31 years. The crew had turned The SAR Techs realized Fast forward to around a ridge near Kostal this crash was likely unre- September 2018. Lake and noticed a white ported and instinctively Most of 442 Transport metallic object in the trees. grabbed an item - a tackle and Rescue Squadron were They decided to inves- box- from the crash site to deployed to Kamloops as tigate. Given the area, provide to the RCMP. part of a search to locate required a hoist inser- Once back onboard, an overdue aircraft. The tion of search and rescue the crash was reported to small two-seat plane had technicians. JRCC where the call-sign been flying a low-level It was a challenging and precise coordinates valley route operating operation given the high were passed along, and the under Visual Flight Rules, density altitude and tall crew continued the search and, with reports and radar trees presenting an obsta- for their missing aircraft. from NORAD, it led the cle for the 200’ hoist. After an extensive and crews to a specific location Sgt Morgan Boutilier exhaustive searching in just west of Blue River. and MCpl Yannyk Daley extremely challenging ter- For a few days they attached their harnesses rain, the search yielded searched the extremely to the hoist and were low- negative results and they mountainous terrain that ered down one by one were stood down and was either heavily treed by flight engineer MCpl given direction to return or had steep snow-capped David Schulz with Capt to Comox.

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SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMEMORATING 75 YEARS

anniversary has fallen upon commemoration activities national pandemic response gala scheduled for a Fall date us as we now struggle with until at least the end of May. efforts and clearly reflect our – perhaps coincident with a different type of foe and Significantly, this means prioritization of the health Niobe Day. again we need to unite from that the premiere BOA and well-being of our veter- Meanwhile, expect too coast-to-coast-to-coast in our Sunday commemora- ans, our sailors, our families, some guidance and encour- actions to secure a critical tive events and ceremonies and of our communities at agement soon from the RCN victory in the pandemic we planned for May 3, 2020, large. Further, the unfortu- as to how we can all indi- face. including the National nate necessity for deferral vidually and safely salute our It goes without saying that Commemoration at the reflects the fact that your amazing predecessors – the we are in a very uncertain National War Memorial - as safety remains an RCN/CAF veterans of the Battle of the and unprecedented time as well as the events planned priority. Atlantic, as well as the other we fight to vanquish this new in the few days running-up Obviously, we’ll resume wars and operations con- hidden enemy, as our prede- to BOA Sunday - will all be our commemorative events ducted since in which the cessors did against theirs 75 deferred. This decision aligns again later this year when RCN has repeatedly distin- years ago. Beyond a doubt, too, by the way, with the the situation permits. Expect guished itself as a proven the fight against COVID-19 recent announcement by the to hear more from the RCN warfighting service – come hipmates, as you is going to have an impact on Naval Association of Canada in this regard as soon as it the first Sunday in May. are aware, 2020 all of us – indeed it already (NAC) that, following con- becomes possible to predict And, in the interim, is the 75th anni- has significantly impacted sultation with the RCN, the when we’ll resume these Shipmates, please continue versary of our our daily routines, both at NAC-led BOA Gala Dinner important activities. to look after yourself, your victory in the work and at home. previously scheduled for For now, however, I’d family, and your shipmates! Second World In this light, I have decided Thursday, April 30 at the share that it is intended that Yours Aye, SWar’s longest campaign, the that our year-long celebration National War Museum is we’ll reset to have all pre- Art McDonald Battle of the Atlantic – a of the anniversary will under- also deferred. These deferrals viously planned 75th anni- Vice-Admiral national effort against a for- take a nation-wide opera- align with the unprecedented versary BOA commemora- Commander midable foe. Ironically, this tional pause of all RCN-led requirements of our current tion events, ceremonies, and Royal Canadian Navy

This unique Battle of the Atlantic morale patch celebrating the 75th anniversary was created by Victoria Yost, graphic designer for Royal Canadian Navy Public Affairs. She worked closely with DND historians to develop the concept, and the ship silhouette featured is HMCS Haida, the RCN flagship. The morale patch can be worn by current serving sailors, soldiers, and aviators serving under Royal Canadian Navy command and sailors serving outside Royal Canadian Navy lines. Members of the public will be able to purchase coins and lapel pins with the BOA 75 logo through CANEX.ca starting in early May. 10 • LOOKOUT April 27, 2020 April 27, 2020 LOOKOUT • 11

75 YEARS BATTLE OF THE ATLA NTIC 75 YEARS U-boat chaser Clarence King: FIRE-EATER AND HUMANITARIAN A QUICK HISTORY DND three other escorts of 9th Escort Group: It was with this ship that King earned his As the U-boat began DND the outbreak of the war, warships of the German the conflict’s conclusion HMCS Swansea, HMCS Owen Sound and first Distinguished Service Cross for a spir- sinking rapidly, Oakville was comprised of only six and Italian navies. Primary had grown to become one t made my hair stand on end a bit His Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Forester. ited action with a U-boat. Both the U-boat crew members and The Battle of the destroyers and a handful targets for the Germans of the largest in the world. to be stopped in U-boat waters!” There was some danger of the ships fir- and Merops were seriously damaged. surviving Germans Atlantic was the longest of smaller vessels. and Italians were the con- The RCN destroyed “ a crew member of His Majesty’s ing into or colliding with each other in the After being demobilized in 1918 with the abandoned it and were battle of the Second World Over the course of voys of merchant ships or shared in the destruc- Canadian Ship (HMCS) Swansea excitement, and it took skill to prevent that war’s end, he returned to Winnipeg and later picked up from the sea. War and was fought at sea 2,075 days, Allied naval carrying vital, life-sus- tion of 33 U-Boats and said about the decision of his com- from happening. moved his family back to the Okanagan It was a valuable kill from 1939 to 1945. and air forces fought more taining cargo from North 42 enemy surface craft. mandingI officer – Commander Clarence The combined firepower was too much Valley in British Columbia. as U-94 had sunk 28 Much of the burden than 100 convoy battles America to Europe. In turn, it suffered 2,210 King – to rescue survivors from a sinking for the U-boat, and its crew began abandon- It was the Second World War that brought ships since December of fighting the battle fell and performed as many as Canada’s navy was fatalities, including nine German U-boat. ing the sinking submarine. him back from a life of farming to the sea. 1940. to the Royal Canadian 1,000 single ship actions instrumental in turning women, and lost 33 It was March 10, 1944, when U-boat 845 King had his boarding party standing by With the outbreak of the war, he immedi- For this action Navy (RCN), which, at against submarines and the tide of the war, and by vessels. first made contact with an Allied convoy in but felt it unwise to risk the lives of his men ately rejoined the naval service and was sent King was awarded a the North Atlantic. as the submarine was sinking by the stern. to Panama and Bermuda as a Naval Control Distinguished Service The Battle of the Atlantic, the struggle He lay stopped in the water while survivors of Shipping Officer. In 1942, he transferred Order and the American between the Allied and German forces for were rescued, despite the agitation of his to the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve and Legion of Merit. control of the Atlantic Ocean, was at its crew members who were wary of other pos- was given command of the Bangor-class “When in the face height. sible U-boats in the area. minesweeper HMCS Nipigon. of the enemy he was a The Allies needed to keep the For King, rescuing survivors took prece- Soon after he assumed command of the real fire-eater,” said one vital flow of men and supplies dence over any possible danger. corvette HMCS Oakville. It was while in of his crew after the going between North America At the time, he was 58 years old, on the command of this warship that he engaged battle. “But when that and Europe, where they could old side for modern naval warfare. U-boat 94 in the Caribbean Sea. enemy was vanquished, be used in the fighting, while Born on the outskirts of London, England, On August 28, 1942, in the company he became a humanitar- the Germans wanted to cut in 1886, he went to sea as a cadet at the of American warships and the corvettes ian and did more than was the minimum these supply lines. To do age of 13. By 25 he had gained his foreign- Halifax and Snowberry, Oakville was escort- required to rescue any survivors.” “Were you scared last night?” he asked. this, German U-boats and going steamship Master’s certification. After ing a convoy off Haiti when it was attacked Several months later, King was appointed When the sailor replied, “Yes sir, I was other warships prowled the marrying, he moved to Kamloops, B.C., just by U-94. to command Swansea, commissioning the scared stiff!” King responded, “Me too!” Atlantic Ocean sinking as the First World War got under way. He The submarine, which had been on the corvette on the West Coast and then sailing As a man old enough to be the father Battleship Tirpitz, Allied transport ships. settled his family in Winnipeg and returned point of attacking the convoy, was first it to Halifax in October 1943 to begin its of most corvette captains, King was often A503 FM30- But in this case, as to England where he joined the Royal Naval spotted and bombarded by an American war service. referred to as “Uncle Clarence”. A well- 50 booklet for U-845 made contact Volunteer Reserve as a sub-lieutenant. seaplane. Oakville dropped depth charges After his courageous action with U-boat respected and compassionate leader, his identification of with the convoy, it was In January 1917, King was appointed to force it to surface, and after bombarding 845, King continued to escort convoys, crews described him as a courteous gentle- ships, published picked up by an escort, for duty in a Motor Launch on subma- it, rammed the submarine twice. Struck by eventually finishing the war as senior officer man, considerate and calm, and sympathetic by the Division of HMCS St. Laurent, and rine patrols in the English Channel, before another depth charge on the surface, U-94 of C-5 Escort Group. to their needs. In battle, however, he was Naval Intelligence depth-charged. being transferred to Special Service Ship gave up the fight. A glimpse of the nature that endeared brave and forceful, a consummate seaman of the Navy When the U-boat Merops. This small vessel, disguised as a King brought his ship alongside the badly him to his crews over the course of his and excellent navigator. Department of the surfaced later that merchant ship and fitted with considerable damaged submarine and several of his crew career was noted the morning after an After the war, King bought a fruit farm in United States. night, it was attacked hidden armament, was designed to attract boarded the boat to search for codebooks enemy action when he approached a sailor the Okanagan Valley and settled back into by St. Laurent and and attack U-boats. and other documents. in the ship. the life of a farmer. He died in 1964.

DND of several naval aviators from Naval College in Dartmouth. In one of the few Canadian naval Baker-Falkner was soon sequent bombing strike proved senior pilot, Sub-Lieutenant Canada who distinguished 1934, he was appointed to His officers to participate in this appointed Wing Leader of to be Baker-Falkner’s last. H.S. Mattholie, escorted his he German bat- themselves throughout the war Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Kent, battle. He then was seconded No. 8 Torpedo Bombing On July 17, 1944, his Wing Barracuda. Tragically, the Baker-Falkner tleship Tirpitz as effective combat pilots. flagship of the China fleet. to RAF Coastal Command, fly- Reconnaissance Naval Air was ordered to undertake fur- weather worsened and Baker- rode at anchor The air strike was a com- In 1937, he transferred to the ing the venerable Swordfish bi- Wing, which consisted mainly ther operations against the Falkner’s Barracuda and the in a Norwegian plete success, causing signifi- RN Fleet Air Arm as one of plane in mining missions against of young Australian, British, battleship from the fleet car- Corsair failed to find the fleet led fjord, unaware of cant damage to Tirpitz’s super- several Canadian pilots, com- the German coastline. Canadian and New Zealand riers Formidable, Furious and and became separated. whatT was to come. structure and inflicting serious pleting his pilot training with As a result of these actions, he Voluntary Reserve aircrews. Indefatigable. Baker-Falkner and his crew In a surprise attack on April 3, casualties. the Royal Air Force (RAF). He was awarded the Distinguished The Wing joined the carrier Baker-Falkner led the strike of were lost at sea. 1944, a young Canadian naval Baker-Falkner was awarded earned his pilot’s wings in 1938, Service Cross “for outstanding HMS Furious in the Orkney some 92 aircraft, but German SLt Mattholie crash-landed in aviator flying with the Royal the Distinguished Service specializing in torpedo recon- zeal, patience and cheerfulness, Islands off Scotland in February submarines spotted the advanc- Norway and was subsequently Navy (RN) Fleet Air Arm led Order on July 25, 1944, “for naissance, and was appointed and for setting an example of 1944. ing armada and surprise was taken as a prisoner of war. SLt an audacious low-level dive- undaunted courage, skill and to an operational carrier-based wholehearted devotion to duty, Baker-Falkner led the Wing lost. With Tirpitz surrounded Mattholie’s successor as senior bombing raid against Tirpitz. determination in carrying out squadron in HMS Glorious in without which the high tradi- on an air strike against enemy by a smoke screen, the aircraft pilot in 1841 squadron was The attack consisted of 40 the daring attack” on Tirpitz. the Mediterranean. tion of the RN could not have shipping in north Norway, were unable to deliver accurate Lieutenant Robert Hampton audacious Barracuda dive-bombers car- Baker-Falkner came from a On the outbreak of war in been upheld.” supported by the Home Fleet attacks, and so the mission met Gray, RCNVR, who was later to rying 730 kg armour-piercing military family and was born September 1939, his Fairey Subsequently, he was sent to and three Canadian Tribal with limited success. posthumously earn the Victoria bombs and 40 escorting fighters June 3, 1916, in Nottingham, Swordfish (torpedo bomber the RN aircraft testing squad- class destroyers, His Majesty’s On July 18, 1944, with the Cross in the Pacific. in two waves, scoring 15 direct England, where his father was and reconnaissance aircraft) ron at RAF Boscombe Down as Canadian Ships Iroquois, Haida fleet threatened by U-boat Baker-Falkner received the hits. stationed with the 79th Battalion squadron was actively involved a test pilot, and proved instru- and Athabaskan. wolf packs as part of the 1939-1945 Star and Battle Lieutenant-Commander Roy Canadian Expeditionary Force. in the search for the German mental in testing naval aircraft On March 30, 1944, No. 8 Battle of the Atlantic, Baker- of Britain clasp, Atlantic Star, Sydney Baker-Falkner from The family returned to Canada warship Graf Spee in the Indian prior to their operational use. Naval Air Wing embarked from Falkner was launched on the Africa Star, Defence Medal and Saanich, B.C., and his Naval Air in early 1918, eventually mov- Ocean. Chief amongst these was Hatston in Scotland to the first anti-submarine patrol. War Medal 1939-45 and was Wing shared 14 dive-bombing ing to Saanich, B.C. Baker-Falkner returned to the dive-bomber Barracuda. fleet carriers HMS Furious and Flying a Barracuda II aircraft, Mentioned in Dispatches for hits, crippling the battleship In mid-1929, Baker-Falkner England in spring 1940, and Based on his unique skills with Victorious to lead Operation he was assisted by his observer, his “bravery, leadership, skill and ATTACK and preventing it from posing a applied to join the Royal was seconded to a shore-based the Barracuda, he was given TUNGSTEN, the devastating Lieutenant G.N. Micklem, and devotion to duty while operat- against German battleship major threat in the forthcoming Canadian Navy in Esquimalt, squadron where he supported command of 827 Squadron in air attack on Tirpitz. his tactical air gunner, Petty ing from, or serving in, His invasion of Normandy by the B.C. Along with other RCN the evacuation of troops from August 1943, the first RN unit But Baker-Falkner’s Wing was Officer A.H. Kimberley. Majesty’s Ships during success- Roy Baker-Falkner at Royal Naval Air Station in Great Britain, 1943. allies in June. cadets, he was enrolled in Dunkirk and later participated equipped with this advanced not yet finished with its cam- A Corsair from 1841 ful strikes at enemy shipping off LCdr Baker-Falkner was one officer training at the Royal in the Battle of Britain. He was dive-bomber. paign against Tirpitz, and a sub- Squadron flown by the the coast of Norway.” Photo courtesy of Graham Drucker private collection 12 • LOOKOUT April 27, 2020

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC

During the Second World War, Olive Bailey worked in a factory that made engines for the Halifax bomber, shown here in a picture she painted. Olive THE CODE BREAKER

Peter Mallett breaker. It was a top-secret proj- She worked on Turing’s worked. The German U-boats’ Secrets Act in the 1970s. She Staff Writer ect in a Victorian mansion 60 massive computer system, deadly attacks on allied vessels in didn’t tell Norman about the kilometres north of London. She nicknamed Victory, with his the North Atlantic declined, with project until 2001, when one of For decades Olive Bailey, 99, was told never to breathe a word invention eventually breaking the many of them sunk and crews her former colleagues mentioned kept secret her work during the to anyone about her work. Enigma code. She recalls Turing’s captured. it in front of both of them. Second World War and the piv- The job was to break the invention as an intimidating mass The work at Bletchley Park She was awarded the Bletchley otal role she played in bringing it German Enigma, a device used of dials and infinite number of also set the stage for the D-Day Park Medal for Service and more to an end. to encode strategic messages. wires hanging down the front of landings of 1944. Some historians recently the Queen’s Medal in She was a young woman liv- Heading the project was legend- the machine. estimate the breaking of Enigma recognition of her Second World ing through the Blitz – German ary mathematician and computer Her job was to take the shortened the duration of the War work. bombings on London and Wales science pioneer Alan Turing. decrypted messages to the office Second World War by two to four After the war, the Baileys – studying mathematics at the “He had a lovely sense of where Turing and the “higher ups years, saving millions of lives. moved to Prince Albert and later University of London and work- humour and we got along very and big brains” were located. Bailey married her husband Moose Jaw, Sask., where her hus- ing in a factory making engines well,” remembers Bailey. She describes him as a person Norman after the war in 1946. band worked as an eye surgeon. for Halifax bombers. She even As part of a large team, she who would talk in bursts and had He had been working as a medi- Years later, the couple resettled survived a direct hit on her work- worked around-the-clock trying a desk so cluttered he kept his cal doctor with the Royal Air on Vancouver Island and have place and was dug out from the to decipher the more than 84,000 coffee cup sitting on top of an Force. remained together ever since. rubble. messages intercepted each month adjacent radiator. She remained silent about her The two now live at Veterans Then in 1942, the British sent from German Command to The contributions of Turing and codebreaking activities even after Memorial Lodge, one of five care Intelligence assigned her to German U-boat commanders to Bletchley Park employees at the Britain lifted its restrictions about homes in the South Island owned work at Bletchley Park as a code locate and attack allied vessels. codebreaking factory eventually Bletchley Park in its Official and operated by Broadmead Care. April 27, 2020 LOOKOUT • 13 Battle of the Atlantic Remembered Saving Athabaskan

DND was struck by a torpedo that into the water to allow sur- started a fire and ignited vivors from Athabaskan to T WAS a night they the four-inch ammunition climb into it. never could have magazines. This caused a However, just as it was imagined. devastating explosion and it being lowered, Cummings, What started as a began to sink. McClure and Able Seaman routine patrol off the Telling Athabaskan Jack Hannam decided to northernI coast of France “they’d be back for them”, jump in. in His Majesty’s Canadian Haida’s commanding offi- They picked up six Ship (HMCS) Haida turned cer Harry DeWolf ordered survivors from Athabaskan into a perilous run back to his ship to drop smoke to and two crew members England in a 25-foot motor cover Athabaskan and con- from their own ship who cutter. tinued the chase, driving had fallen from the rescue It was the dead of one enemy destroyer hard nets. From left: Able Seaman Jack Hannam, Leading Seaman William McClure night on April 29, 1944, on shore and chasing off the Haida quickly departed and Stoker William Cummings arrive safely in Penzance, England, after the and Haida was patrolling other. the area due to the onset exhausting trip across the English Channel. with its sister ship HMCS It quickly returned to of daylight and heightened Athabaskan in support of a Athabaskan, finding about risk from air and sea attacks, British mine-laying opera- 100 survivors in the water. leaving the motor cutter headed towards his boat. Cummings got the engine sailors left the next day. tion. Athabaskan had just DeWolf ordered all of behind. He cranked all speed, but started again. They had no Both Cummings and received orders to intercept Haida’s boats and floats At one point the cutter’s the minesweeper overtook medical supplies and began McClure were awarded German warships that had lowered in an effort to rescue engine stopped on a fouled them. Then, for whatever to worry about some of the Mention in Despatches on been spotted in the area by as many of Athabaskan’s intake. Applying the remedy reason, it turned away and rescued sailors. There was Sept. 9, 1944, for “cour- coastal radar. crew as possible. Heavy known around the world the cutter chugged on. still a ways to go but they age, resolution and devo- Stoker William Alfred scrambling nets were hung for recalcitrant machinery, After almost complet- knew Haida would have tion to duty in action with Cummings from Toronto over the sides and Haida Cummings gave the intake a ing the 100-mile journey made their plight known enemy destroyers in rescu- and Leading Seaman seamen began to pull good thump with a wrench, and just seven miles short and somebody would be ing survivors from HMCS William Arthur McClure exhausted and oil-soaked at the same time pressing of the English coast, the looking for them. Athabaskan.” from Wellington, B.C., were sailors aboard. the starter. Recognizing the engine failed again. As two The Royal Air Force even- Overall, Haida was able to aboard Haida taking care of DeWolf knew he could touch of a master mechanic, fighter jets came in flying tually spotted them and rescue 44 of Athabaskan’s their usual duties. not stay long, but delayed the engine coughed into life, low, the men in the cut- an air-sea rescue launch crew, but 128 men were Little did they know the as long as he could to pick and McClure set a course ter fired a flare before real- brought them safely into lost. A further 83 men were next few hours would call up as many survivors as for England. izing they were German Penzance Harbour in taken prisoner by German on all their strength, stam- possible. Four German mine- Messerschmitts. They roared Cornwall, England. They minesweepers. ina, and courage. As the day dawned, he sweepers came into view overhead but continued on were all taken to hospital for For Cummings and As Athabaskan engaged ordered Haida’s motor cut- and McClure watched with without paying any interest overnight observation and McClure, it was a night they two German naval vessels, it ter to be dropped unmanned a touch of alarm as one to the cutter. all but one of the rescued would never forget. Meet Olive.

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Test every smoke alarm in your home Test each of your smoke alarms in your home, monthly. If you have battery powered alarms, those batteries should be replaced every six months. Clean the outside of your smoke alarm with a vacuum cleaner. Smoke alarms read particulate in the air. Over time, dust can accumulate on the out- side of the alarm (we aren’t saying you keep a dirty home, it just happens). The dust can prevent the alarm from reading accurately.

Dust off your fire extinguisher and check the date of manufacture Usually a two-digit manufacture date can be found on the bottom of the fire extinguisher. General housekeeping If it is over six years old, the warranty has expired and should be serviced We totally get it, Amazon boxes are scattered through or replaced. the house like its Christmas morning. So, it’s time to Inspect the extinguisher - ensure the gauge reads full, there is no physical flatten the boxes and keep combustibles to a minimum, damage on the casing and the pin is still secured. especially in areas other hazards such as a barbecue. Turn your extinguisher upside down and gently shake to move around the dry chemical inside. Over time the dry chemical sticks together and should be broken up to be more effective during operation. Clean your oven Your oven has never worked so hard. No eating out Family activity - means your appliances are probably getting used more often. Keep your oven clean using the recommended Review your family’s escape plan procedures and keep and cooking residue from building Do you have one and is there anything that should be updated due to the up in the oven. current situation?

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