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Jack Weber is a resident of Esquimalt. He was employed at Yarrows, in the Electrical Shop, from 1942 until he retired July 26, 1985. He married Marguerite Auchterlonie and they had 3 children. He was active in Esquimalt sports, coaching baseball & hockey. He also taught square dancing.

Peter was born in London, England on June 30, 1922 and served in the R.A.F. during WWII. He was employed at Point Hope Shipyards and was a member of the Esquimalt Legion, Branch 172.

George Wilkinson was born Feb. 25, 1918 in Esquimalt, BC. He enlisted in the army in 1935, beginning his military career as a private in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, and eventually became a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Provost Corps, with peacekeeping tours in Cyprus and the Middle East. His military career ended in 1967 and he became a security officer for the Federal Government, eventually becoming security director before retiring in 1976. He married Isobel Cockburn and they had 2 children, Diane (b. 1947) and Patrick (b. 1954). Isobel was a stenographer with DND and other Federal agencies.

Lowell Winchester is retired from the Canadian Armed Forces. He was Docking Master, Naval Engineering Unit, Pacific Command.

Edward Young married Hazel Alta on Feb. 27, 1947. Ed worked at Yarrows, served in the Army during WWII, and returned to Yarrows. They have four children. Ed's grandfather worked on the construction of the first drydock, the new federal drydock (Esqumalt Graving Dock), at Gilham Foundry (now Capital Iron), at Albert Head Stone Works and at Yarrows.