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Wright, GB

George Bucknam Wright 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 18 June, 1910, Wright worked for the Hudsons Bay Company before joining the RCNVR. On completing training, he joined HMCS Wetaskiwin and was later promoted to lieutenant. While posted to HMCS St Croix as Torpedo Officer, he lost his life when the ship was sunk on 20 September 1943.

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.

Spencer, WJ

William John Spencer 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 May 17, 1924, he served in battleships HMS King George V and Howe. He obtained his wings in February 1947 and died in a plane crash in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 24 April, 1952.

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.

Shields, WE

Walter Edward Shields 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 21 April, 1917, Shields was training to become a lawyer before joining the RCNVR. On completion of training, he joined HMCS Windflower, which was sunk on 7 December, 1941. Shields was one of 23 men who lost their lives in the incident.

Selby, MD

Miles Darren Selby attended Royal Roads Military College from 1991-1995. Born in 1973, he joined the Air Force and was serving with the 431 Air demonstration squadron and was killed in a mid-air collision during a snowbirds practice flight near Mossbank, SK on December 19, 2004.

Secondary transparencies

Transparencies, apparently produced by the DND, for use in creating whiteprints such as those in File 2, same subseries. These reproductions seem to have been part of the planning process for Hatley Castle alterations.

Schiele, NP

Nicole Patricia Schiele attended Royal Roads Military College from 1989-1993. Born in 1971, she joined the Navy and was serving with HMCS Saskatchewan when she drowned in a diving accident at Gibsons Landing, BC on February 17, 1994.

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.

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.

Roland Stuart's Hatley Park

The Hatley Park estate was so named in 1889 when the land was purchased by Roland Stuart and Charles St. Aubyn Pearse. The name derives from the ancestral home of the Pearse family in England. Pearse died in 1901 and Stuart had a number of other business partners and tenant farmers who helped manage the estate.

A large fire destroyed the property in 1905 and shortly after, Roland Stuart put the estate up for sale.

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.

Rayment, GR

George Ross Rayment attended Canadian Services College Royal Roads from 1951-1953. Born in 1932, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was serving with the 423 All Weather Fighter Squadron in Grostenquin, France when he was killed in a mid-air collision between two CF-100s on 25 August 1958.

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.

Originals

Maclure-era synthetic vellum drawings, likely transparencies, for production of whiteprint architectural drawings for site use.

Originals

Synthetic vellum drawings, likely transparencies, for production of whiteprint architectural drawings for site use.

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