Maurice Valliere Active Service

Service record

July 15th 1942 to July 18th 1942 HMCS “Bytown” HMCS Prevost)

(HMCS Bytown was a depot ‘ship’ created to allow RCN personnel in Ottawa, ON, to be paid. All uniformed personnel needed to be borne on the books of a ‘ship’ for accounting purposes, even if they were serving at a shore establishment. HMCS Prevost was a training facility in London, Ontario)


July 19th 1942 to December 13th 1942 HMCS “Naden”

(The Naval shore facility at Esquimalt was commissioned as HMCS Naden on September 3, 1922).


December 14th 1942 to January 17th 1943 HMCS Naden (Prince George)


January 18th 1943 to March 18th 1943 HMCS Givenchy

Maurice Valliere (far left front)

Maurice is also believed to have served on HMCS Lindsay. Lindsay served in the waters around the United Kingdom. During this period she took part in Operation Neptune, the naval aspect of the invasion of Normandy.[11] In September 1944, she was assigned to the escort group EG 41 under Plymouth Command and saw service in the English Channel.