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Brock, Eustace AlexanderPhoto Credit: Unknown |
Title | Commodore (RCNVR) |
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Official Number | O-8860 |
Birth | 13/08/1887 | Death | 01/11/1977 |
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Place | Winnipeg | Place | Crowborough |
Area | MB | Area | Sussex |
Country | Canada | Country | UK |
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Honours | CBE. OStJ. VRD. |
Awards | FCIS. AdC(P). AdC. |
Qualifications |
Biography |
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He was the Assistant General Manager and Secretary of Great West Life Insurance Company 1945-1949. He was a Member of Board of Trustees of the Navy League of Canada. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNVR 1914. He served in the Auxiliary Patrol Organization. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 06/06/1917). (Transferred to the RCNVR 1921). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/06/1921). He was appointed as an Hon. AdC (P) to the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba 1921-1931. He served as Commanding Officer Winnipeg Company RCNVR 1923-1930. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/06/1929). He was appointed as a Commander (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1931) (Promoted from the Lieutenant-Commanders List). He was appointed as an Hon. AdC to the Governor-General of Canada 1931-1939. (He was mobilized for Second World War service 02/09/1939). In 1939 he served in NSHQ for Plans Division as Controller of Naval Information. He was appointed as a Captain (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/07/1942). He served in HMCS Niobe as Captain-in-Command 1943. He served in HMCS Niobe as Canadian Naval Liaison Officer on Staff of Second Sea Lord of the Admiralty. He was appointed as a Commodore 2nd Class (Temp.) RCNVR 1944. He served in NSHQ as Director Women's Services 1944. He was appointed as a Commodore (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 25/05/1944). He served in HMCS Niobe as Commanding Officer 1944. (Appointment Terminated (Resignation Accepted) on 30/04/1945.) (He was qualified for navigation and with a Watchkeeping Certificate.) |
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Anecdotes |
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In 1944 he was awarded the RCN Volunteer Officer's Decoration. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Blatherwick, John (1992); |
Last update |
2019-08-20 00:00:00 |