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Reginald James Morry
Reg and Gladys with Fredris, Chris and Kirk in Ottawa, ca 1959
The War Years
Reg in Uniform, ca 1939 Reg home on his only leave 1943
Reg joined the Royal Navy in 1939, just before the war started. He served on several ships in a number of areas of conflict and was torpedoed several times and sunk once (aboard the "Dundee"). He served on the "King George V" late in the war. That ship was not sunk or damaged in its famous encounter with the "Bismarck". But the "Hood" was, and it carried among its crew a friend of Reg's, Albert Devereaux of Ferryland, and several others from Newfoundland, all of whom were lost. Reg was lucky not to be on the "Hood", as only four of a crew of fourteen or fifteen hundred survived. Also, strange as it may seem, he was also fortunate to have been assigned to the "Dundee", rather than its sister ship the "Penzance" along with ten other Newfoundlanders. When the "Penzance" went down, there were only a few survivors. None of the Newfoundlanders made it. Reg was discharged in 1945, but remained on recall for the remainder of his enlistment time - fourteen years. He was discharged with the rank of Petty Officer, equal to the rank of Sergeant in the land forces. To read Reg's first hand account of his adventures in the Royal Navy, including his eye witness account of the sinking of the "Bismarck", download or open the article below: Reginald James Morry's Memoirs of WWII
Children of Reginald James Morry and Gladys Kortan
Kirk on Remembrance Day, early 1970s
Lee and Alyce, and Kirk Hard at Work - 2007 Children of Kirk Morry and Sharon Faryna
Fredris (Julia) Morry & Joe, Eaton November 2001
Tara and Shanoah, November, 2001; and Ché (with Tanner) 1996
Jaid and Ethan 1996; and Amman, November 2001
Children of Fredris Morry and Joe Eaton
Child of Tara Eaton and Anthony Perez
Child of Tara Eaton and Paul Torres
Child of Ché Eaton and Chris Beall
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