Biographical Data
Bennett, Edwin Guy If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Chief Wireless Telegraph Operator (RNCVR)
Official Number	OFF VR-0397; VR-0332

 

Birth	05/11/1885	Death	(nk)
Place	Birmingham	Place	(nk)
Area		Area	(nk)
Country	UK	Country	(nk)

 

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Honours	MBE
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Biography
He served in the Wireless Service 1912-1917. He served at the Pachena Point Wireless Station. During the Second World War he was Assistant Director of Radio Censorship and organized a special radio interception service.

 

Military Service
He served as a Wireless Telegraphist RNCVR. (CFR) He was appointed as an A/Chief Wireless Telegraph Operator RNCVR (With seniority dated 01/10/1917). In 1917-1918 he served in HMCS Niobe as Additional for Duty at Barrington Passage Radio Station. (He was demobilized.)

 

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References
Government of Canada Canadian Navy List 1918: Frank Statham in his Rough Radio website http://www.roughradio.ca/staff/a_b_staff.html; http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/royal-canadian-navy-1910-1941-ledger-sheets/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=585&;
Last update
2015-11-11 00:00:00

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