Biographical Data
Butterworth, Charles Edgar Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (P) (RCNVR)
Official Number	O-11004

 

Birth	22/09/1922	Death	03/02/1998
Place	New York	Place	Ottawa
Area	NY	Area	ON
Country	USA	Country	Canada

 

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Biography

After his naval service he joined the Trade Commissioner Service (Department of Trade & Commerce) 1948. He served as Foreign Service Officer Cairo Egypt 1949-51, Karachi Pakistan 1951, Cairo Egypt 1951-52, New York City 1952-56, Sao Paulo Brazil 1956-59. He served as Director Latin America Division Department of Industry Trade and Commerce Ottawa 1959-60. Resigned 1960. Greenshields Inc. as Salesman and Director of Foreign Division 1960-66. He was President of Butterworth Dwyer McGregor & Co. Ltd. 1966-70.He served in the Department of Industry Trade and Commerce as Grain Marketing Office 1973-78. He was the Second Secretary (Commercial) Lusaka Zambia 1978-80. First Secretary (Commercial) Budapest Hungary 1980-82. He served as Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner Milan Italy 1982-84. Manager Information Export Department of External Affairs Ottawa 1984-86. He served in the Department of External Affairs as United States Trade and Investment Development Bureau 1986-87. (He retired in 1987.)

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c RNVR (With seniority dated 17/05/1942. He served in HMCS Donnacona 1942. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for Naval Airman Course #41 1942. He served in USNAS Grosse Isle (Detroit) for Flying Training 1943. He served in USNAS Pensacola 1943. He served in USNAS Miami FL 1943. (CFR). He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 05/11/1943). Awarded US Navy Wings 1943. He served in USNAS Lewiston ME for 738 Squadron 1943. He served in 732 Squadron 1944. He served in USNAS Brunswick ME for 1842 RN Squadron 1944. He served in USS Charger for Deck Landing Qualifications 1944. He served in RNAS Sydenham for 1842 RN Squadron 1944. He served in H.M.S. Formidable 1944. He served in RNAS Donbristle 1944, (Transferred to RCNVR). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 06/01/1944). He served in H.M.S. Formidable for 1842 RN Squadron (Corsair) 1944-5. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 06/01/1945). He served in Jervis Bay Australia 1945. He served in H.M.S. Formidable 1945. He served in RAAF Maryborough 1945. (He was demobilized at St. Johns NF 22/02/1946.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 06/01/1945). He served in HMCS Carleton 1948 (With seniority dated 06/01/1945). (He was released.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-14 00:00:00

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