Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 95 Roy's Story One day, in February, 1943, my friend and I were working at our job, and I said to him, "Let's go down to Halifax and join the navy." So that is what we did. We were immediately posted to HMCS Catarqui, Kingston, where we took our basic training. That lasted two months. Then we were posted to HMCS Cornwallis in Deep Brook, Nova Scotia. This posting lasted five weeks and then we were transferred to HMCS Pereguine, Halifax, Nova Scotia. From there we were posted to the M.S. Nicole, where we waited to be drafted to HMCS Ontario, in Belfast, Ireland. The Canadian government had purchased the Ontario, which was a mine cruiser, from the British government. Then we set sail for Sydney, Australia, mine sweeping all the way. By the time we reached Sydney, the Japanese had surrendered, and the war was over. From the West Coast we traveled to Halifax to HMCS Stadacona, where I was discharged on February 28, 1946. Alcon Roy Henderson Royal Canadian Navy 1943-1946
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