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Biographical Data
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Title	Commander (MARE)
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Military Service
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet RN 1947. He served in RN College Dartmouth 1947. He was appointed as a Midshipman RN 1948. He served in H.M.S. Theseus for Training 1948. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (E) RN. He served in RN Engineering College Keyham for Engineering Training 1949. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (E) RN. He served in H.M.S. Unicorn (Korean War Service) as Flight Deck Engineering Officer 1951. He served in RN Engineering College Keyham for Training 1952. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) (A/E) RN (With seniority dated 01/08/1952). He served in RNAS Ford for 771 RN Squadron as Air Engineering Officer 1953. (On Loan from the RN to the RCN). He served in HMCS Shearwater For Duty With School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance 1954. (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) (A/E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1952). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron as Air Engineer Officer 1957. He served in HMCS Buckingham as Engineer Officer 1958. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1960). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Air Engineer Officer 1960. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Directorate of Training (Men) 1962. He served in HMCS Mackenzie as Engineer Officer 1965. He was appointed as a Commander (MARE) (With seniority dated 01/07/1967). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Canadian Forces Fleet School as Officer-in-Charge Engineering Division 1967. He served in NDHQ for Fleet Maintenance Staff 1970. He served in CFB Esquimalt as Officer-in-Charge Canadian Forces Fleet School 1972. He served in CFB Esquimalt for HMC Dockyard Esquimalt as Planning Officer 1974. He served in CFB Esquimalt as Base Technical Services Officer 1977. (He was retired 1979.)

Military Service

He was appointed as an Officer Cadet RN 1947. He served in RN College Dartmouth 1947. He was appointed as a Midshipman RN 1948. He served in H.M.S. Theseus for Training 1948. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (E) RN. He served in RN Engineering College Keyham for Engineering Training 1949. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (E) RN. He served in H.M.S. Unicorn (Korean War Service) as Flight Deck Engineering Officer 1951. He served in RN Engineering College Keyham for Training 1952. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) (A/E) RN (With seniority dated 01/08/1952). He served in RNAS Ford for 771 RN Squadron as Air Engineering Officer 1953. (On Loan from the RN to the RCN). He served in HMCS Shearwater For Duty With School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance 1954. (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) (A/E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1952). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron as Air Engineer Officer 1957. He served in HMCS Buckingham as Engineer Officer 1958. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1960). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Air Engineer Officer 1960. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Directorate of Training (Men) 1962. He served in HMCS Mackenzie as Engineer Officer 1965. He was appointed as a Commander (MARE) (With seniority dated 01/07/1967). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Canadian Forces Fleet School as Officer-in-Charge Engineering Division 1967. He served in NDHQ for Fleet Maintenance Staff 1970. He served in CFB Esquimalt as Officer-in-Charge Canadian Forces Fleet School 1972. He served in CFB Esquimalt for HMC Dockyard Esquimalt as Planning Officer 1974. He served in CFB Esquimalt as Base Technical Services Officer 1977. (He was retired 1979.)

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2010-12-23 00:00:00

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Chandler, Derek A.