Centennial Bell Artefacts- 2001-Now (The War Against Terrorism)

 Note: Scroll down the page to find an exact person and their donation(s).

ARTEFACT 
Brass plug

Artefact Submitted by:
CPO2 Rick Bakker

Donated by: 
CPO2 Rick Bakker
 
Description
Plug was made during early MAR ENG training to teach lathe and “shop” skills.

ARTEFACT 
Nametag from naval combat uniform

Artefact Submitted by:
Cdr Marta Mulkins

Donated by: 
Cdr Marta Mulkins

Description
Naval combat cloth nametag “Mulkins” taken from the combat uniform worm by Cdr Mulkins while in command of HMCS KINGSTON, July 2003-Jan 2005. Cdr Mulkins was the first women in Canadian naval history to command a warship.

ARTEFACT 
Cartridge 4” Q.F (fixed) and 21 “guns (H.E.)

Artefact Submitted by:
Maj John McCallum

Donated by: 
Maj John McCallum

Description
Cartridge fragments from a round fired from MK16 and MK 21’ guns.

“Q.F.” represents “Quick Fire”, which is an ammunition term referring to the fact that the projectile and the cartridge case are one piece.

“Fixed” refers to the fact that and the propellant charge is a single fixed charge that cannot be reduced before firing for range adjustment. H.E. refers to the fact that the projectile would have been filled with high explosive.

ARTEFACT 
Ceremonial coin

Artefact Submitted by:
CPO1 Cookson, MARPAC CPO

Donated by: 
RAdm T. Pile, Commander Maritime Forces Pacific 

Description
Memento coin presented by Commander of MARPAC to distinguished visitors and guests.

ARTEFACTS 
55 Brass DEU Uniform Buttons

Artefact Submitted by:
CO of  HMCS STAR

Donated by: 
HMCS STAR Ship’s Company

 
Description
The 55 buttons from HMCS STAR are from the uniforms of the members represented at HMCS Star’s ships company ceremonial divisions held on 9 Dec 2008.

ARTEFACT 
Formation CPO coin

Artefact Submitted by:
CPO1 Cookson, MARPAC CPO

Donated by: 
CPO1 Cookson, MARPAC CPO

Description
Memento coin presented by the MARPAC CPO to distinguished visitors and fellow CPOs/CWOs throughout the CF and various military’s throughout the world.

ARTEFACT 
Boatswains pipe

Artefact Submitted by:
MS Matthew Barron

Donated by: 
MS Matthew Barron
 
Description
Issued to LS Matthew Barron on 21 September 2005 when he stood his first watch at HMCS CABOT.
MS Matthew Barron joined the navy in September 2002 at HMCS CABOT as a Naval Communications Tech. In the summer of 2005 he re-mustered to a Port Inspection Diver and was promoted from Leading Seaman to Master Seaman on 11 March 2009.

ARTEFACT 
Magazine article and shoulder boards

Artefact Submitted by:
Cmdre Bennett

Donated by: 
Cmdre Bennett                                                                                                                              
Description
A magazine article that was written about Cmdre Bennett, Commander of the Naval Reserve. Also included were a pair of gold striped Cmdre shoulder boards.

ARTEFACT 
National Band of the Naval Reserve poster

Artefact Submitted by:
Lt(N) Glenn Falconi, HMCS STAR / NAVRESHQ

Donated by: 
NAVRES Music Branch, National Band of the Naval Reserve 

Description
Promotional poster of the National Band of the Naval Reserve. The poster includes images of  Naval Reserve musicians in performance and in group photographs from the Halifax area.

ARTEFACT 
Convoy Cup Medal

Artefact Submitted by :
Jim Roberts, World War II RN Veteran

Donated by: 
Jim Roberts, World War II RN Veteran

Description
The original Convoy Cup races were established in 2002 by the Dartmouth Yacht Club, Royal Norwegian Consulate and the Camp Norway Foundation in Halifax, Nova Scotia. An ocean race, that started and finished in historic Halifax Harbour/Bedford Basin, was held along with the day races and other club events on Bedford Basin, the staging area for the World War II convoys. Now a semi-annual event is held at the Dartmouth Yacht Club with a companion event held at the Wooden Boat Festival in Risor (Norway’s Convoy Town) on alternate years.