WW2 – Lighthouse Memories

Howard Frazer Chamberlin Family Adventures c.1930s

January 1, 2012| Chamberlin, attack, Estevan, Japanese, letter, lighthouse, litehouse, military, navy, Nootka, submarine, WW2, WWIIAdult Memories, Childhood Memories, Children, Communication, Equipment, First Nations, Foreign, Government, History, Incidents, Information, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, Military, News, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Pensions, Radio, Stories, Submarines, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

– Narrated by Sharlene Macintosh with help from her cousin Zellie Chamberlin Sale (granddaughters of Howard Frazer Chamberlin, lighthouse keeper c. 1930 – 1941) My grandfather was Howard Frazer Chamberlin who was lightkeeper at a few lighthouses around Vancouver Island – Nootka , Pine Island , Quatsino , Trial Island come to mind – my Mom knows them all. His brother, Charles Benjamin […]

Was Nootka Lighthouse Also Attacked in WW2?

December 6, 2011| Chamberlin, attack, Estevan, Japanese, letter, lighthouse, litehouse, military, navy, Nootka, submarine, WW2, WWIIAdult Memories, Children, Communication, Equipment, Foreign, Government, History, Incidents, Information, Keepers, Light, Lighthouses, Military, News, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Radio, Submarines, WW2retlkprLeave a Comment

Howard Frazer Chamberlin was on Nootka lighthouse in 1942 according to the interview by the Naval Reserve (see letters at left). But there is a problem here. When I received a copy of this letter I thought it was referring to the attack on Estevan Point which supposedly helped introduce conscription in Canada during […]

Langara Island 1943 – 1945

December 5, 2011children, Langara, lighthouse, litehouse, military, radio operators, soldiers, WW2, WWIIAdult Memories, Childhood Memories, Children, Communication, History, Keepers, Lighthouses, Military, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Radio, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

– Norma (Kinnear) Money and Willa (Kinnear) Studiner (daughters of William Norman Kinnear, Senior Keeper on Langara 1943 – 1945) Original interview from the Pine Tree Line1 website which is now hosted on this site. Comments by Ren L’Ecuyer 2 – The Kinnear family lived at the lighthouse complex on Langara Island in the 1943-1945 time period. […]

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