Lieut. Charles Anthony Law, R.C.N.V.R.

Charles Anthony Law was an artist who went on to command a Canadian flotilla of motor torpedo boats (MTBs) in the English Channel.

Joining the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR), Law first saw action in British MTBs in the English Channel. Known as the "Painting Commander," he found an outlet for his artistic talents while in service, including a temporary assignment to depict some of the Royal Canadian Navy's famous ships. He subsequently commanded the 29th Flotilla, a Canadian MTB group formed in 1944, and later became an official war artist.

Lieut. Charles Anthony Law, R.C.N.V.R.
Drawn by Edwin D. McNally in 1943
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 20020115-016