He apprenticed as an electrician. He was appointed as an A/Electrical Artificer 4/c RN (With seniority dated 15/07/1926). He served in H.M.S. Defiance For Training 1926. He served in H.M.S. Drake 1926. He served in H.M.S. Hood for Fire Control System 1927. He was appointed as a Electrical Artificer 4/c RN (With seniority dated 13/01/1928). He served in H.M.S. Victory for RN Barracks Portsmouth 1929. He served in H.M.S. Defiance for Torpedo School Plymouth 1930. He was appointed as a Electrical Artificer 3/c RN (With seniority dated 15/07/1929). He served in H.M.S. Egmont for RN Barracks Malta 1929. He served in H.M.S. Glorious for Air Squadron Maintenance 1930. He was appointed as a Electrical Artificer 2/c RN (With seniority dated 15/07/1933). He served in H.M.S. St. Angelo 1934. He served in H.M.S. Drake 1934. He served in HMS Defiance for Torpedo School 1934. He served in H.M.S. Osprey 1935. He served in H.M.S. Vidette 1935. He was appointed as a A/Chief Electrical Artificer 2/c RN (With seniority dated 14/04/1936). He served in H.M.S. Osprey 1936. He served in H.M.S. Rodney 1936. He was appointed as a Chief Electrical Artificer 2/c RN (With seniority dated 14/04/1937). He served in H.M.S. Norfolk 1937. He served in HMS Devonshire 1939. He was appointed as a Chief Electrical Artificer RN 1940. He served in H.M.S. Daedalus II 1943. He was appointed as a Chief Aircraft Artificer RN 1944. He served in H.M.S. Vernon for Torpedo School 1944. He served in H.M.S. Kestrel for Air Electrical School 1944. He served in H.M.S. Daedalus II as Instructor 1944. (CFR). He was appointed as an A/Warrant Aircraft Officer (L) RN (With seniority dated 08/10/1945). He served in H.M.S. Kestrel 1946. He served in RNAS Simbang 1946, Released, (Transferred to RCN(R)). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) (Star) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 15/10/1946). He served in HMCS Niobe 1950, (Transferred to RCN on Short Service Appointment 1951). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) (Star) (SSA) RCN (Appointed 15/02/1951) (With seniority dated 15/10/1946). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Electrical School 1950. He served in HMCS Shearwater, 1952. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Superintendent Atlantic 1950. He served in HMCS Naden in Operations and Weapons Division 1960. (He was retired 15/02/1963.) (He was qualified for Power/Air duties.) |