Capt. Angus Bowdridge

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Can anyone supply a link where I can look up the WWII service record of my wife's grandfather, Capt. Angus Bowdridge? He was the skipper of the HMCS Riverton which was responsible for opening and closing the anti-submarine nets to the entrance of Halifax harbour during WWII. Any info greatly appreciated

Chimo! Derek.

Further to this post: A Google.Ca search found that Angus Bowdridge was awarded the UK First World War Mercantile Marine Medal and the British War Medal. He was born in Burgeo NFLD in April of 1900 and went to sea at the age of 12. We have a couple of pics of him, one as a Lieutenant(N) at the helm of the Riverton another later pic of him in his Captain's uniform. We also have a letter from the Queen's secretary thanking him for escorting the HMS Brittania on the Queen's inaugural visit to Canada. Does the DoD have a searchable database for war records?