A caption for the same photo on another site (about the ship) identifies the individuals and timeframe.
http://www.forposterityssake.ca/GALLERIES/PICTOU.htm
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CERA Porter painting the gunshield of HMCS Pictou, and Cd (E) Sam Clarke, RCNR circa September 1942
The Griffon on the gunshield was based on the family badge for Tony Griffin, Pictou's CO in 1942
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That particular gun was also the subject of a painting by one of Canada's official war artists.
http://www.warmuseum.ca/collections/...ia_irn=5387173