Robert A. Parsons joined the RCN in 1948 and retired in 1975. He sailed in Sioux and has forwarded the following photos from her second Korean Tour, Aug 1951 - Aug1952
Ship's Crew
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HMCS Sioux Honour Guard at Memorial Service at the Canadian Cemetery in Hong Kong
Tot time
Parsons (right front), Sandy Thom (behind), Luigi Dixon (on top)
Commomwealth Shore Patrol... Sasebo, Japan
L to R... Aussie, Kiwi, Brit, Canuck (Parsons)
(my little observation.. the seven seas in the Brit's trousers)
HMS Ladybird, Sasebo Japan
Headquarters of CinC Fleet, also billets for Commonwealth Shore Patrol.
Royal Navy "Wets"
L to R... Booth, Casmey, Bryan, Parsons, Michaels
Drydock in Sasebo Japan for repairs from typhoon damage
In the Yellow Sea. Certainly not as icy as the North Atlantic but......
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| Joe Bell - Hong Kong - Kowloon Ferry Dock | Hong Kong - Kowloon Ferry Dock |
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| Parsons - Kure, Japan | Larkin - Kure, Japan |
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| Bryan - Kure, Japan | Bowness, Camsey, Parsons - Kure, Japan |
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