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Russel, HDS

Hugh Dunbar Sutherland Russel attended Royal Roads January to April in 1941, in the first class of RCNVR Special Entry cadets. The first five classes were also known informally as ‘90 Day wonders’, as their wartime training at HMCS Royal Roads was just over 3 months. Born 11 March, 1916, Russel was a surveyor before joining the RCNVR. After completing training in Canada, he was loaned to the Royal Navy. He is presumed to have lost his life on 12 December, 1942 when the submarine in which he was serving in the Mediterranean was posted missing, overdue.

Walkley, JM

John Molson Walkley attended Royal Roads January to April in 1941, in the first class of RCNVR Special Entry cadets. The first five classes were also known informally as ‘90 Day wonders’, as their wartime training at HMCS Royal Roads was just over 3 months. Born 25 July, 1915, Walkley worked for an insurance company before joining the RCNVR. On completing training, he joined HMCS Nanaimo, which was sunk by a U-boat on 16 June 1942. Lt. Walkley was awarded a posthumous Mention in Despatches for his salvage efforts during the capsizing.

McConnell, RH

Russell Henry McConnell attended Royal Roads May to August in 1941, in the second class of RCNVR Special Entry cadets. The first five classes were also known informally as ‘90 Day wonders’, as their wartime training at HMCS Royal Roads was just over 3 months. Born 7 June, 1918, McConnell was an accountant before joining the RCNVR. He was serving in HMCS Raccoon when it was sunk on 7 September, 1942.

Grant, MS

Malcolm Seafield Grant attended Royal Roads September to December in 1941, in the third class of RCNVR Special Entry cadets. The first five classes were also known informally as ‘90 Day wonders’, as their wartime training at HMCS Royal Roads was just over 3 months. Born 26 October, 1914, Grant worked as a sales engineer before joining the RCNVR. On 24 August, 1944, Grant was serving on board HMCS Alberni when the ship was sunk. He did not survive. Grant was posthumously awarded a Mention in Despatches for previous action on board HMCS Alberni.

Ross, RL

Reginald Lloyd Ross attended Royal Roads January to April in 1941, in the fourth class of RCNVR Special Entry cadets. The first five classes were also known informally as ‘90 Day wonders’, as their wartime training at HMCS Royal Roads was just over 3 months. Born 22 October 1917, Ross was a school teacher before joining the RCNVR. He was serving on HMS Penylan when she was torpedoed on 3 December 1942. Ross did not survive.

Murphy, JS

John Sydney Murphy attended HMCS Royal Roads from 1942 to 1943. He was in the first class to graduate from The Royal Canadian Naval College, Royal Roads. Born April 28, 1924, Murphy was serving on HMCS Shearwater when he was lost in an air crash on April 17, 1952.

Bell-Irving, B

Brian Bell-Irving attended HMCS Royal Roads from 1943-1945. Born 2 January, 1926, Bell-Irving became a Royal Canadian Navy pilot. He died when the brakes apparently failed during a normal landing on the carrier HMCS Bonaventure.

Holland, RF

Ronald Frank “Dutch” Holland attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1949-1951. Born in 1930, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed when his CF-100 exploded in Lake Nipissing, ON on 17 August, 1954.

Marshall, JA

James Alick Marshall attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1950-1952. Born in 1932, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was with the No. 3 Advanced Flying School when he was killed in a training exercise at Portage La Prairie on 17 July 1954.

Brown, EA

Ernest Alfred Brown attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1951-1953. Born in 1933, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force on completion of his program at Royal Roads. He was training at No. 2 Flying School in Moose Jaw, SK when he was killed during a night navigation flight on August 5, 1953.

Hook, DH

David Howard Hook attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1952-1954. Born in 1934, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was stationed at CFB Moose Jaw, SK when he was killed in a training exercise on 22 August, 1973.

Bade, ER

Edward Ronald Bade attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1964-1966. Born in 1946, he joined the navy and served with 880 Anti-Submarine squadron. He was killed when his plane crashed during a search and rescue operation on 20 September, 1973.

Halliday, DJ

Douglas John Halliday Attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1967-1969. Born in 1949, he joined the Canadian Forces and was serving on exchange with the Canadian Defence Liaison Staff in Washington when he was killed in an aircraft accident at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 3 March 1981.

De Koninck, TRPT

Tristan Pierre Renee Therese De Koninck attended Royal Roads Military College from 1974-1976. Born in 1956, he joined the Air Force and was serving with the 425e Escadron d’Appui Tactique when he was killed in a crash near CFB Summerside, PEI on 24 May 1986.

Annett, RIL

Robert Ivan Loucks Annett attended HMCS Royal Roads from 1942 to 1943. He was in the first class to graduate from The Royal Canadian Naval College, Royal Roads. Born in 1924, he joined HMCS Athabaskan in 1943 and was lost when the Athabaskan was sunk on April 29, 1944. He had plans to become a journalist after the war and wrote articles for the Log yearbook while at Royal Roads.

Phillips, WM

William Michael Phillips attended HMCS Royal Roads from 1943-1945. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy and in 1949, he was accepted for pilot training, receiving his wings in May 1950. Born in 1926, he was killed during operational flying training on 13 November, 1950.

Herman, AG

Arthur Graham Herman attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1948 to 1949. Born in 1928, he was serving the army when he was killed at Majon-ni, Korea on 19 August 1952.

Clendinnen, GK

George Keith Clendinnen attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1950-1952. Born in 1931, he served with the Army in the Royal Canadian Dragoons. He was killed during training manoeuvres at Meaford, ON on 2 July 1958.

Johnston, WH

William Herbert Johnston attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1951-1953. Born in 1932, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and was stationed in PEI when he was killed in a F-86 crash on 15 January, 1957.

Slee, RF

Richard Francis Slee attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1951-1953. Born in 1932, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was stationed at Chatham, NB when he was killed during training on 8 February, 1955.

Hessin, JD

James David Hessin attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1954-1956. Born in 1935, he was commissioned in the Lord Strathcona Horse division of the army. He was training as a pilot at the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre when he was killed on 11 August, 1960.

Robson, PG

Peter Gordon Robson attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1956-1958. Born in 1938, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was at the No.2 Advanced Flying School when he was killed in a crash of a T-33 jet trainer near Baldur, MN on 19 September, 1960.

Metheral, LR

Lorne Richard Metheral attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1959-1961. Born in 1941, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a training accident at the No. 1 Flying School near Sanridge, MN on 21 November 1965.

Gorgichuk, CDDH

Claus Dieter Dietrich Heinz Gorgichuk attended Royal Roads Military College from 1975-1977. Born in 1957, he was a qualified pilot and was still attending RRMC when he took part in a college diving expedition on January 7, 1978. He drowned when he became trapped under ice.

Mariner, CA

Christopher Allen Mariner attended Royal Roads Military College from 1981-1985 . Born in 1962, he joined the army and was serving with the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) when he died in a tank accident on October 8, 1999.

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