Biographical Data
Boak, Eric Wellesley If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Surgeon Lieutenant (RNCVR)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	29/03/1891	Death	04/04/1957
Place	Halifax	Place	Victoria
Area	NS	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Qualifications	BA; MD

 

Biography
He was the son of Henry Westman Conroy Boak. He attended public school and then received his BA at McGill University and his medical degree at Queen’s University. He interned at Vancouver General Hospital. After his naval service he practiced medicine in Victoria BC.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Surgeon RNCVR (With seniority dated 04/09/1914 (later backdated to 05/08/1914)). In 1914 he served in HMCS Shearwater II. In 1917-1918 he served in HMCS Rainbow as Additional for HMC Dockyard Esquimalt. He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant RNCVR (With seniority dated 05/08/1915). In 1918 he served in HMCS Rainbow for HMC Dockyard Esquimalt and RoyalNaval College of Canada. (He was demobilized.)

 

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References
Howay, F.W. (1914); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON;
Last update
2020-11-22 00:00:00

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