Author of the article: Lorraine Payette • For Postmedia Network Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021 • February 22, 2021 • 4 minute read • Chief Petty Officer Ken Truesdell served as a shipwright on HMCS Hallowell, part of the escort that led convoys across the Atlantic Ocean during WWII. He celebrates his 100th birthday on February 25. Supplied by Bill Beswetherick Photo by Bill Beswetherick Article content Second World War veteran Ken Truesdell, of Fox Run by the River residence in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (TLTI), celebrates his 100th birthday on February 25. The former Chief Petty Officer served as a shipwright on HMCS Hallowell and spent much of the war escorting convoys across the Atlantic to the European theatre.