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Able > an 11in" topper, 21, of . <aioon is a member of the I{.(‘..N.V.R. assigned lllllltililll merchant Sill]? II Silllfll‘ R901“ Watch 101' ‘is of ‘to ilofonsivo gun (iuiivs aboard one oi’ tfan.~icla‘s merchant ships, built at yards at cneniy >'"l""“l'illvis< :\-<lfl1‘I1 1S 11 Cilllildlil" WWYQLtQ Sweelllflg the $6115 illiilliiii i116 Levis, Quebec. She sailed across Atlantic laden with cargo of “mixed dynamite”

convoy, crew, guns and depth charges ready for instant action to protect ships:

.. a . Al/\ .,s§§- c» - 4 ~ ., - ' Ilclinsman at left holds ship to her course as second Among crew sailing on the ship were men who He'd been 01 ticoi" leans liziclc to road comniiss. Skipper, right, t0rpe<

Tlie Bos’un keeps sharp eye on Fanny, the ship s cat. iifivlks‘ watch with 1Y1

loed once, some twice. Yet they sign on again Last time she skipped a ship it was sunk immediately- .-i.<.~is For sivns oi.‘ ("Willy action. for diity at sea almost as soon as they reach shore. after. The Bos’un has already been torpedoed tWiCB-

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Pat hliiiibni-g; 29, of Snotlzinrl, chit-l‘ radio operator. Far below dc ' lie tokehold the black gang keeps steam up. Ship is a coal Itzidio Operator Art Sim of Toronto braces himself against the roll of the slnP 'l'ln\si* are lllt‘ll of (‘anaila‘s groiving iin-rcliiiiii marine. hiirni and ifinds trained strikers are liocoming: scarce because of inroads made as he receives a message. A_t sea convoy run into cold weather and temlicratnri‘ Victories to tliem mean successful convoy crossings. in modern sliiyipiiig by automatic oil firing. Contrary to belief hold was cold. dropped to twenty below. Distilled sea water took place of ship's frozen $119111)‘-

"Mu: up time’ means cup of hot tea and a joke for tlireeof the ship s oiiic-i-s. A At a Canadian Port a convoy gets up steam for an AtlfltiCCTSSITl-jl‘. ‘Crews are maflde up of officers wanning hgs hands, right, is Chief Engineer T. Atkinson, Iiondon, Eng". Centre is

young as 21, seamn in their lftiflf hliinninfi the ships of the Canadian Merchant Marine are sailors from veterans, some of them, of the sailing ship days. Despite donsrei‘ ° Radio Operator, N. McLachlan, Toronto, right, Chief Of f irer W. Oliver of B.C.

across Canada. Guns of merchant ships are manned by men of RGNVR. an Atlantic crossing they are a cheerful lot, hard working and modest. National Film Band Plum-r £9 Nkbola Mam!