Monday, May 16, 2022

Photographs: Canadians in "Combined Operations" (Parts 1 - 9)

Photographs Help Tell the Story of Canada's Role, WWII

"Combined Operations" (Book) Produced in London ONT

Unfortunately, no caption provided, but a Landing Craft, Assault (LCA)
may be ferrying troops and supplies in Sicily or Italy, July - Sept., 1943

Introduction:

A significant history book was assembled, printed and first distributed in London, Ontario, beginning in the early 1990s by Clayton Marks (RCNVR, Combined Ops) and his wife Jewel Marks. The book shortly thereafter inspired David Lewis (RCNVR, Comb. Ops), his wife Catherine (Kit), and Len Birkenes (RCNVR, Comb. Ops) to collect stories and photographs from other Canadian veterans of RCNVR and Combined Operations. Two more volumes of stories were soon printed and distributed in 1995.

Together these three books form the backbone of our knowledge concerning the 950 - 1,000 young Canadian sailors who participated in Allied raids and invasions - principally by manning various types of landing craft - i.e., including the raids at St. Nazaire and Dieppe, France, and the invasions of North Africa (Operation TORCH), Sicily (HUSKY), Italy (BAYTOWN and AVALANCHE), Normandy, France (NEPTUNE)... and more, including instructing new recruits at a Combined Operations School on Vancouver Island, Canada in 1944 - 45 (at HMCS Givenchy III).

The stories, memoirs and photographs found in Combined Operations by C. Marks are shared below in nine entries:


A few of the entries found in Table of Contents, Combined Operations

Canadians in "Combined Operations," (Part 1)



Many good quality photos found in Combined Operations




Important report by Lt. Cmdr. J. Koyl (above) is included, pg. 173



Canadians in "Combined Operations," (Part 9)

To view more photographs related to the service of Canadians in Combined Operations, please visit A Canadian Sailor's Solid Record

Unattributed Photos GH

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