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Christie, William Borden

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Title Rear-Admiral (CF)
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Birth 20/09/1919 Death 10/04/2019
Place Calais Place Ottawa
Area ME Area ON
Country USA Country Canada
 
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Biography
He was appointed as a Radio Officer and served in British and Canadian Merchant Marine ships 1936-1941. After his naval service he joined DSS as Director General Marine & Industrial Machinery 1980. He joined Canadian Vickers Ltd. as Director Business Development 1981. He joined Versatile Systems Inc. as President in 1984 and YARD Inc. as President 1985 and VSEL Defence Systems Canada as President 1987. He worked with VSEL DSC as Director 1989. He was the Past Commodore of the Britannia Yacht Club in Ottawa ON.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SB) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 22/07/1941). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Duty at HMC Dockyard for Anti-Submarine Base Maintenance 1942. He was appointed as a Electrical Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 22/07/1943) (Later backdated to 1942). He served in HMCS Cornwallis on Staff of HMC Torpedo School 1943. He served in HMCS Scotian for Attendance at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Technical College 1945. (He was demobilized.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 22/07/1942). (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1946). He served in HMCS Nootka as Electrical Officer 1947. He served in HMCS Swansea as Electrical Officer 1948. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax on Staff of Electrical School 1949. He served in HMCS Nootka as Electrical Officer (Korean War Service) 1950. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1950). He served in HMCS Stadacona On Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Assistant Command Electrical Officer 1951. He served in HMCS Niobe as Member of the RCN Technical Team for HMCS Bonaventure Project at Bath UK 1952. He served in HMCS Niobe as Senior Electrical Officer Belfast Northern Ireland 1953. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Deputy Electrical Officer 1957. He was appointed as a Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1957). He served in NHQ as Assistant Electrical Engineer-in-Chief (Power) 1957. He served in NDHQ on Nuclear Submarine Survey Team 1958). He served in NHQ on Staff of Assistant Chief of Naval Technical Staff (Ships) as Director Submarine Production 1959. He served on Staff of Fifth Canadian Escort Squadron as Squadron Technical Officer 1960. He served in NDHQ as Director Marine and Electrical Engineering 1961. He was appointed as a Captain (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1962). He served in HMCS Niobe as Canadian Naval Submarine Technical Representative (CANAVSUBREP) at HM Dockyard HMCS Chatham UK 1962. He served in the Imperial Defence College London 1966. He served in NDHQ as Director Weapon Systems 1967. He was appointed as a Commodore (L) RCN (With seniority dated 19/11/1966). He served as Commodore Superintendent Atlantic Coast HMC Dockyard 1968. He served as Base Commander CFB Halifax 1969. He served in NDHQ as Director General Maritime Systems 1970. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (With seniority dated 15/06/1972). He served in NDHQ as Deputy Chief of Technical Services (Engineering) 1972. He served in NDHQ as Associate Assistant Deputy Minister (Materiel) 1973. (He was retired 20/09/1974.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/obituaries/william-borden-radm-christie-18540/;
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2019-04-13 00:00:00

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