Biographical Data

Berry, Peter Cushing

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Title Commander (O) (P) (RCN)
Official Number O-06130
 
Birth 24/10/1923 Death 13/02/2006
Place Shanghhai Place Milton
Area Area ON
Country China Country Canada
 
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Honours M.I.D.
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Biography
 
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant RCNVR 1943. He served in HMCS Carleton 1943. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1943. He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1943. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1944). He served in HMCS Kootenay as Gunnery Officer 1944. He was appointed as A/Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/08/1944). He served in HMCS Lunenburg as Senior Watchkeeper 1944. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Short Gunnery Course 1945. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/08/1944). (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as Lieutenant RCN 1945. He served in HMCS Niobe for H.M.S. St. Vincent for #88 RN Observer's Course 1945. He served in H.M.S. Goshawk (Piarco Trinidad) for Observer Training. He was appointed as Lieutenant (O) RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1944). He served in HMCS Shearwater for 743 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Warrior as Assistant Operations Officer 1946. He served in HMCS Magnificent for 19 Carrier Air Group as Observer in 825 Squadron 1948. He served in RCAF Centralia for Instrument Flying Course 1950. He served in RCAF Trenton for Air Weapons Course 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer's Technical and Leadership Courses 1951. He was appointed as Lieutenant-Commander (O) (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1952). He served in HMCS Prestonian as Executive Officer 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Officer-in-Charge Observer School 1954. He served in the RN Staff College Greenwich 1956. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Lieutenant-Commander Operations 1957. He was appointed as Commander (O) (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1958). He served in NHQ as Assistant Director of Personnel (Officers) (Planning) 1958). He served in NHQ on Staff of Directorate of Naval Plans and Operations (Projects and Logistics Section) 1959. He served in HMCS Algonquin (I) (In command) 1962). He served in NHQ For Duty With RCAF Staff College 1964. (He resigned in 1965.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Service Aircraft Flown: Firefly
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Anecdotes
Mention in Despatches-RCNVR / HMCS Kootenay-Awarded as per Canada Gazette of 20 January 1945 and London Gazette of 28 November 1944. "For courage, resolution and skill while serving in H.M. Ships Wensleydale, Forrester, Vidette, Orchisand Staticeand H.M. Canadian Ships Ottawaand Kootenayin anti U-Boat operations.
 
References
MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; https://www.blatherwick.net/documents/Royal%20Canadian%20Navy%20Citations/B%20-%20RCN%20-%20WW2.pdf;
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2011-02-28 00:00:00

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