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RCNVR SHORE PATROL
Photos from the collection
of Ted Heffernan
submitted by Ron Field.
Unidentified People – Shore Patrol, Etc.
**Locations in italics are credited at the
bottom of this page. Other locations were provided with the photograph.
Unidentified friend of Ted Heffernan in front of Paramount Theatre, **34 Harvey Road, St. John's.
Three unidentified Shore Patrol. **Location is St. John's with harbour below.
"Gus Charron & The Jeep. N.S.P. Newfie. July, 1944".
**Location is Pleasant Street, St. John's. The house directly behind is #90.
Seven unidentified shore patrol. **Location is Duckworth Street, St. John's. Old Newfoundland Hotel behind.
Unidentified friend of Ted Heffernan – looks like Pat Brennan.
**Location is the area known as Smithville, just below the current Confederation building.
Mixed group of shore patrol and sports team.
Unidentified man (possibly Frank Kair) at war memorial in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Unidentified shore patrol drinking buddies.
Unidentified shore patrol drinking buddies.
Shore patrol sports team (softball?)
RCNVR Shore Patrol Softball Team. **Location is area near Duckworth Street, St. John's, near the Hotel.
"Jack and Frank" in Shore Patrol softball team uniforms.
Unidentified in Shore Patrol softball team uniform. **Location is Duckworth Street, St. John's. Hotel Newfoundland is behind.
Unidentified in Shore Patrol with vehicle. **Location as above.
Unidentified.
Unidentified shore patrol.
Unidentified shore patrol in jeep. **Location is Duckworth intersection with Ordnance Street.
Three unidentified shore patrol.
Four unidentified shore patrol. **Location is Duckworth Street, St. John's. Hotel Newfoundland is behind.
Three unidentified shore patrol.
"Jack, Earl, Johnny, and Pat Brennan".
"Softball team. Darn good one too".
Sculling by RCNVR Shore patrol.
"RCNVR Shore patrol win at Quidi Vidi Lake, Newfoundland". These photos could be from Aug. 3, 1944 or Aug. 2, 1945.
**Newspaper excerpt of the race from The Telegram of Aug. 5, 1944:
Four crews entered. Winning crew: Shore Patrol: Freedom –
J. Ennis (Cox.),
C. Collins (S),
D. Myler,
L. French,
M. Atkinson.
From The Daily News, August 3, 1945:
Only two crews entered. Winning crew: Shore Patrol No. 1: 4. Buttercup –
J. Ennis (Cox.),
C. Collins (S),
E. Salter,
H. Dales,
N. Atkinson.
See the newspaper image.
"War time friend"
"This is Norm Goebels. He is quite a chap"
Unidentified. **Location is in front of the King George V Institute, Water Street, St. John's.
Unidentified in front of Paramount Theatre. **Location is 34 Harvey Road, St. John's.
**Locations and comments in italics were kindly provided by
Karen Darby, Library Assistant,
Centre for Newfoundland Studies,
Memorial University of Newfoundland,
St. John's, Newfoundland.
Can you provide names, comments or corrections?
Please email Charlie Dobie.
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