Upper left - Two of Athabaskan's officers were brothers, Lieutenant F. Caldwell, Executive Officer and Lieutenant J.B. Caldwell, Engineer Officer....
Upper right in photo - Lieutenant Robin B. Hayward of Duncan, British Columbia, Navigating Officer........
Lower left in photo - Chief Petty Officer James E. Evens, Chief Boatswain's mate (the Buffer).....
Lower right in photo - Leading Seaman Francis J. "Doc" Savage of Edmonton, Alberta.

Athabaskan's Officers

Commander Miles on Athabaskan's bridge.  Lieutenant F.B. Caldwell is using the telecom.

The bridge of HMCS Athabaskan

In Memory of 
Leading Stoker ALBERT JEAN GERMAIN DION

V/3373, H.M.C.S. Athabaskan., Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
who died age 24
on 29 April 1944
Son of Emile and Josephine Dion, of Limoilou, Province of Quebec.
Remembered with honour
HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Jean was born in Quebec City and volunteered in 1938 to escape the Great Depression of the 1930's.  This gallant young French-Canadian was 24 years of age when he sailed with Athabaska on her last voyage.  He first became a "Bandsman", shore duty was not his style so he took the stokers course to qualify for sea duty.  He served on a boom defense vessel for about a year and then took a commando course in time to join the invasion force of Sicily and Italy.  Dion was wounded during this campaign when his landing-craft was hit and sunk.  He was taken to Niobe and hospitalized till he was fit and able to join Athabaskan.