Group of C Force Signalman, Debert October 1941

A group photo of RCCS members of C Force taken at Debert Nova Scotia in October, 1941. "Taken just before boys left on train" for Ottawa, a week later they were in Vancouver boarding the S.S. Awatea bound for Hong Kong.

Back Row (left to right): A.F. Grimston, T. Redhead

Third Row: J.E. Horvath, C.M. Keyworth, H. Greenberg

Second Row: J.S. Little, D.A. Penny, H. Gerrard, J.T. Douglas

Front Row: H.E. Naylor, R.W. Acton, J.L. Fairley, J.D. Beaton.

Of the thirteen young men pictured, five did not make it back to Canada: Greenberg was killed in action; Horvath and Fairley died of battle wounds; Redhead and Little died of illness while POWs.

Credit: Photo courtesy of Burke Penny (nephew); author of Beyond the Call Book and Blog.