Bands of HMCS Cornwallis, HMCS Quebec, & HMCS Stadacona
HMCS Cornwallis Band, 1952.
HMCS Cornwallis dance band in the Wardroom, 31 December, 1952.
Drums: W.G. Carroll.
Piano: M. Nold.
Stringbase: J. Mundy.
Trombone: Delamont.
Trumpets: D. Scott, N. Basdeen.
Saxophones: Martineau, Harding, McGuire, R. Mass.
HMCS Quebec dance band, 1953.
Back, L-R: J. Dube, R. Charbonneau, R. Brandes, R. Patterson, F. Ottman.
Front, L-R: R. Simmons, Y. Martineau, C. Griffiths, G. Dillon.
HMCS Quebec band, The Spithead Review, Portsmouth, 1953.
Band Master: Charlie Griffiths.
Clarinet: G. Dillon, Stew Smith.
Saxophone: R. Simmons, Y. Martineau.
Trumpets: R. Brandes, F. Ottman, R. Patterson.
Trombone: Roche Charbonneau.
Base: J.P. Dube.
Drums: H. Alexander.
Miss Canada on board HMCS Quebec, Portsmouth, June 14 1953.
HMCS Stadacona band, Montreal, October 1954.
HMCS Stadacona Band, 1954.
HMCS Quebec band, Florida Club, Mombassa, Kenya, 1955.
Saxophones: J. Puskas, J. Dillon, Y. Martineau, Len Colleage.
Trumpets: R. Clark, S. Reid, W. Perkins, G. Morrison, R. Brandes.
Trombone: M. Devost, Champoux.
E-flat Base: Neil Donovan.
Drums: Frank Orser.
HMCS Quebec band, Eastport, Maine, 1955.
HMCS Stadacona, 1955. Robert Brandes on drums.
HMCS Quebec band, the Caribbean, 1956.
On board HMCS Quebec. St. Lucia, 1956.
Georges Sirois and Yvan Martineau.
Thanks to Yvan Martineau for these photos.
Can you provide names, details or corrections?
Please email Charlie Dobie.