A Variety of Materials re Canadians who served
in Combined Operations During World War II
Photo: A12649. American troops landing on the beach at Arzeu, near Oran, from
a landing craft assault (LCA 26), some of them are carrying boxes of supplies.
Photo Credit - RN Photographer Lt. F. A. Hudson, Imperial War Museum
Introduction:
Resources related to WWII are apparently limitless, the presses are still rolling, and each week a few more black and whites are found in dusty shoeboxes - under the back stairs! - in one country or another.
Resources concerning very specific topics (e.g., the 950 - 1,000 Canadians from the Royal Canadian Navy or RCNVR who volunteered for the Combined Operations organization) is definitely limited. However, to my knowledge there are two growing websites related to the Combined Operations Command and the Canadians who volunteered for it, along with a variety of materials that reveal and enlarge their experiences during WWII.
Some worthwhile links are provided below. Questions and concerns can be directed to the Editor via comment section (bottom) or email (see SUBMISSIONS Contact Us, in right hand margin).
Websites:
Combined Operations Command (by Geoff Slee, Scotland)
1000 Men, 1000 Stories (by Gord Harrison, London, Ontario) -
Memoirs:
Lloyd Evans, RCNVR, Combined Ops
Photos:
Imperial War Museum, Search our Collections - the link should take you to photo A12667 by Lt. F. A. Hudson, Royal Navy official photographer
Imperial War Museum, Search our Collections - the link should take you to photo A12667 by Lt. F. A. Hudson, Royal Navy official photographer
Histomil.com - leads to a wide variety of topics, including links to almost
limitless German photographs at Bundesarchive Photos 1939 - 1945
Naval Museums:
Photo: A12671. Troops and ammunition for light guns being brought ashore
from a landing craft assault (LCA 428) on Arzeu beach, Algeria, N. Africa,
whilst another LCA (LCA 287) approaches the beach. Nov. 8, 1942.
Photo Credit - RN photographer Lt. F.A. Hudson
Naval Museums:
CFB Esquimalt Naval Museum - links to Canadian navy newspapers eg Crows Nest
the photo of Mr. Evans and two mates in March 1944 issue of Crow's Nest
Unattributed Photos GH
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