Colin Henthorne

About this episode

Colin Henthorne shares his experiences as a former Sea Cadet and his memories from his time at HMCS Quadra.

In this episode of the Quadra Alumni Podcast you’ll hear from Colin Henthorne, a former Sea Cadet from RCSCC Hampton Gray VC in Nelson, BC. Colin joined the Corps in 1966 at 12 years old and made his first trip to HMCS Quadra in the summer of 1967. Colin goes through, in detail, some of his memories from his very first day at Goose Spit. Colin later took his Boatswain Course at Naden and then attended an International Exchange to Holland (Netherlands) before returning to Qua...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Waterman

Guest: Colin Henthorne

Topics covered

• Sea Cadets
• military history
• personal memories
• youth experiences
• international exchange

Keywords

• Sea Cadets
• Colin Henthorne
• HMCS Quadra
• Goose Spit
• military training
• youth programs
• international exchange

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCSCC Hampton Gray VC

Places: Nelson, BC, HMCS Quadra, Goose Spit, Holland, Netherlands

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