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HMCS RESTIGOUCHE
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Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Restigouche Commissioning Crew, 1958.

HMCS Restigouche commissioning booklet cover.

The Commissioning of HMCS Restigouche,
at Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, P.Q., June 7, 1958.


HMCS Restigouche, first page of names of commissioning crew.

THE SHIP'S COMPANY

OFFICERS

Commander J.W. McDowall, CD, RCN -- Commanding Officer.
Lieut. Commander (P) J.P. Cote, CD, RCN -- Executive Officer.
Lieut. Commander (E) G.H. Somers, CD, RCN -- Engineer Officer.
Lieut. Commander (S) E. Adamic. CD, RCN -- Supply Officer.
Lieut. Commander (L) B.L. Wilkins, RCN -- Electrical Officer.
Lieut. Commander D.F. Slocombe. RCN -- Direction Officer.
Lieut. Commander (P) E.A. Fallen, CD, RCN -- Operations Room Officer.
Ordnance Lieut. Commander R.J.F. Donnithorne, CD, RCN -- Ordnance Officer.
Lieut. (TAS ) A.F. Morris, RCN -- Torpedo Anti-Submarine Officer.
Lieut. A.H. Brookbank, RCN -- Gunnery Officer.
Act. Lieut. (CLD) L.M. Lafontaine, RCN -- Training Officer (Men).
Cmd. Rad. Off. D. Tripp, CD, RCN -- Second Electrical Officer.
Sub. Lieut. M.S. Bristrisky, RCN(R) -- Asst. Gunnery Officer.
Act. Sub. Lieut. R.V.M. Hardy, RCN -- Asst. Torpedo Anti-Submarine Officer.
Act. Sub. Lieut. L.L. MacDonald, RCN -- Asst. Direction Officer.
Act. Sub. Lieut.(E) H.R. Coutts, RCN -- Asst. Direction Officer.

MEN

CPO L.J. Fryer -- Coxswain


SEAMAN BRANCH

CPO L.J. Roussel
CPO J.B. Doyle
CPO W.C. Carruthers
CPO R.S. Coupe
CPO T.H. Torrents
PO J.L.J. Grimard
PO G.J. Furey
PO G.J. Brown
PO I.C. Brooks
PO H. Moffatt
PO G.R. Yuille
PO T.A. Miller
PO D.V. Ball
PO L.R. Brown
PO R.W. Ayres
PO B. Howles
PO R.D. Ruttan
PO D.J. Foster
L/S E.M. Chisholm
L/S C.E. Hartwick
L/S G.C. Burnett
L/S R.L. Kelly
L/S J.L. Doan
L/S G.T. Duffy
L/S W. T. Bagnell
L/S J.A. Strachan
L/S R. Mathews
L/S W.H. Hutton
L/S J. Deslauriers
L/S M.P. Frigault
L/S D.E. Knickle
L/S J.P. DeWolfe
L/S K. Snider
A/B W.L. Wells
A/B D. Ness
A/B R.B. Wright
A/B R.J. Dennis
A/B A.E. Keep
A/B M. Lynch
A/B J. Beauchamp
A/B J. Leblanc
A/B H.D. Valentin
A/B N.C. Saunders
A/B G.A. Abbott
A/B J.H. Sealey
A/B G.L. Riberdy
A/B J.A. Walters
A/B D. O'Neil
A/B R.E. Neal
A/B T.A. Haley
A/B W.A. Cashman
A/B G.E. Philip
A/B G.J. Bujold
A/B L.P. Fillion
A/B P.D. Gould
A/B R. Lawrence
A/B F. Amos
A/B J. Morin
A/B G. Brown
A/B W.A. Hands
A/B W.J. Mortimer

HMCS Restigouche, second page of names of commissioning crew.

Commissioning Crew Names, continued:

A/B D.H. Lucier
A/B G.E. Austin
A/B C.G. Boyer
A/B R.D. Donnelly
A/B G.F. Hearns
A/B C.N. Westaway
A/B T.F. Maniece
A/B D. Findlay
A/B J.G. Siggers
A/B T.J. Murphy
A/B J. Powell
A/B C.J. Kaiser
A/B J.L. Ott
O/S A.S. Gillis
O/S J.F. Mclnnic
O/S H. Slade

ENGINEERING BRANCH

CPO N.W. Haynes
CPO N.W. Lennox
CPO C.L. Bush
CPO H.S. Butters
CPO H. Blair
CPO R.H. Wark
PO S.J. Simmons
PO B.P. Hull
PO R.H. Wilson
PO K.J. Orchard
PO R.A. MacMillan
PO J.P. Valois
PO T.J. Young
PO J. Hurdle
PO R.M. Setterington
PO I.A. Urquhart
PO R.C. Herron
PO J.S. Joncas
PO D. McDonald
PO T. Laughrane
L/S G.J. Mortlock
L/S C. Jones
L/S M.R. Sovie
L/S L.D. Inwood
L/S D.M. Ferris
L/S E.D. Mitro
L/S F.D. Garel
L/S A. Wilson
A/B A.G. Russell
A/B R.R. Darbison
A/B A.R. McCallum
A/B T.C. Hearn
A/B D.R. Killough
A/B J.P. Remy
A/B D.J. Trevelyan
A/B L.J. Mills
A/B R. Gray
A/B J. Marshall
A/B R.G. Baillargeon
A/B D.A. Delaney
A/B H.S. Wall
A/B W.L. Jennings
O/S D.R. Steel
O/S J.B. Sutherland
O/S P.R. Kenny

COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH

PO E.G. Duncan
PO W.F. Wickson
PO K.L. Redman
PO G.A. Friis
L/S W.C. Clarke
L/S D.J. Dunlop
L/S K. Nielson
L/S R.I. Pelletier
L/S G.J. Smith
L/S G. Frazer
L/S H.A. Whitehorn
A/B E.M. Bunn
A/B G.C. Batsford
A/B J.J. Blackburn
A/B M.W. Abram
A/B H.D. Dewan
A/B W. MacDonald
O/S E.V. Howard
O/S G. Wilson

CONSTRUCTION BRANCH

CPO L.J. Garnett
CPO J.E. McSweeney
PO J. Gaskin

SUPPLY BRANCH

CPO H.A. Balcome
CPO L. Cooper
CPO R. McNeil
CPO R.J. Burbine
PO R.O. Dunham
PO J.J. Stonge
PO C.W. Rambo
PO J.F. Patenaude
PO S. McGregor
PO N.J. Neve
L/S J.E. Moisan
L/S P. McLure
L/S J.P. Kearney
L/S J. Comeau
L/S T.N. Tully
L/S R. Clark
A/B R.C. Barbour
A/B A. Boudreault
A/B G.G. Register
A/B D.J. Robichaud
A/B R. Caza
A/B G. Lefebvre
A/B J.P. Beauregard
A/B P. Shannon
A/B J. Boone
A/B A.H. Rolfe
A/B B.M. Tonelli
A/B G.J. LeFleche

MEDICAL BRANCH

PO B.L. Burroughsford


ELECTRICAL BRANCH

CPO C.C. Hancock
CPO G.D. Lothian
CPO H.S. Snow
CPO L.S. Tedds
PO J.P. Dussault
PO J.W. Huckle
PO R.B. Brett
PO W.B. Cosby
PO L.M. Daisley
PO R.B. Norris
L/S R.E. Wilton
L/S W.E. Bradbury
L/S H.G. Lucas
L/S W. Martin
L/S A.J. MacEachern
L/S C. Wells
L/S J.E. Guay
A/B D.G. Stalker
A/B D.J. Schock
O/S D.J. Allard
O/S R.P. Friars
O/S R.M. Newman
O/S M.S. Tomiczek
O/S R. Williams
O/S D. Stewart
O/S R. Smith
O/S C. MacDonald
O/S D.M. Letourneau
O/S B.J. Carroll

ORDNANCE BRANCH

CPO W.C. Martin
PO R. White
PO E.L. Hemming
L/S P.A. Hollywood
L/S F.J. Thibodeau
A/B W. Goral
A/B R.P. Dutrisac
A/B K.J. Ross

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