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Title	Lieutenant (A) (RNVR)
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Birth	04/01/1924	Death	(nk)
Place	Nottingham	Place	(nk)
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Country	UK	Country	(nk)

 

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Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c RNVR (With seniority dated 01/08/1942). He served in H.M.S. Royal Arthur for New Entry Training 1942. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for Training. He served in #14 RAF Elmdon for EFTS Birmingham. He was appointed as a Leading Airman RNVR. He served in RCAF Kingston for #31 SFTS Kingston ON. He served in RCAF Gananoque for SFTS. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent. (CFR). He was appointed as a Midshipman (A) (Temp.) RNVR. He served in RAF Errol for AFU. He served in RNAS Crail for Torpedo and Dive-Bombing School. He served in RNAS Easthaven for Deck Landing School. He served in H.M.S. Ravager for Direct Deck Landing Qualification. He served in RNAS Fearn for Operational Training Unit. He served in RNAS Donbristle. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR. He served in RNAS Machrihanish. He served in RNAS Hatson. He served in RNAS Burscough. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR. He served in RNAS Colombo (Ceylon). He served in RNAS Katukurunda. He served in RAF Minneriya (Ceylon). He served in RAF China Bay (Ceylon). He served in RNAS Coimbatore (India). He served in RAF Sulur (India). He served in RNAS Ayr. He served in RNAS Dunino. He served in RNAS Abbotsinch. He served in RAF Mullaghmore for Coastal Command. He served in RNAS Maydown. He served in RAF Belfast. He served in RNAS Cochin. He served in RCAF Picton. (He was demobilized.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 710 (includes 73 night). Total Deck Landings: 62 (includes 2 night). Catapults: 6. RATO 8. Aircraft Flown: De Havilland Tiger Moth, North American Harvard MkII, Miles Master Mk1, Miles Master MkII, Fairey Barracuda Mk1, Fairey Barracuda MkII & MkIII, Hawker Sea Hurricane MkII, Fairey Fulmar MKII
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-10 00:00:00

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