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Cummings, Gordon McQuatt

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (E) (A/E) (RCN)
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Birth 06/12/1916 Death 02/06/1996
Place Westboro Place Dartmouth
Area ON Area NS
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Biography
After his naval service he joined Supply & services in Halifax for Equipment Maintenance Branch 1967. He joined Irving Oil in Saint John NB in 1971. He retired again.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Private (Militia) 05/02/1933. He served in NPAM (3rd Division) Signals Ottawa 1933. (He resigned 05/02/1936.) He was appointed as a Carpenter (Airframe Mechanic) RCAF (With seniority dated 06/02/1936). He served in RCAF Camp Borden for Courses 1936. He served in RCAF Trenton for Courses 1936. He served in 3 (B) Squadron 1936. He served in RCAF Rockcliffe 1936. He served in Currie Barracks Calgary 1938. He served in RCAF Halifax 1939. He served in RCAF Rockcliffe for 11 (BR) Squadron 1939. He served in RCAF Dartmouth 1939. (CFR). He was appointed as a Pilot Officer RCAF 1942. He served in RCAF Montreal for 11 AID as Aircraft Inspector 1942. (He was demobilized 30/12/1946), (Transferred to RCNR 31/12/1946). He was appointed as a Warrant Officer (SB) (E) (A/E) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 31/12/1946). He served in HMCS Carleton 1946, (Transferred to RCN 13/09/1947). He was appointed as a Warrant Engineer (A/E) RCN (Appointed 13/09/1947) (With seniority dated 31/12/1946). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Officers' Divisional Course 1947. He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Air Engineering 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) 1948. He served in HMCS Warrior for Passage to UK 1948. He served in HMCS Niobe for Air Engineering Makers' Course 1948. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for 18th Carrier Air Group 1948. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Naval Air Station Dartmouth in 18th Carrier Air Group at Joint Air School Rivers MB 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater for 18th Carrier Air Group as Assistant Air Engineer Officer 1948. He served in HMCS Magnificent as Air Workshops Officer 1949. He was appointed as a Commissioned Engineer RCN (Appointed 01/09/1949) (With seniority dated 31/12/1946). He served in NHQ on Staff of Assistant Chief of Naval Technical Services (Air) 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Educational Course 1950. He served in NHQ for Staff of Assistant Chief of Naval Technical Services (Air) 1951. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Officers' Divisional Course 1951. He served in NHQ on Staff of Assistant Chief of Naval Technical Services (Air) 1951. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) (Star) RCN (With seniority dated 03/02/1951). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) (A/E) RCN (Appointed 15/04/1951) (With seniority dated 15/08/1949). He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Air Engineering as Staff Officer 1953. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty With VF-870 Squadron as Air Engineer 1955. He served in HMCS Niagara for F2H3 Maintenance Training With US Navy 1955. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (E) (A/E) RCN (With seniority dated 15/08/1957). He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Marine Certificate of Competency 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Deputy Officer-in-Charge School of Aircraft Maintenance and as Training Officer 1958. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN He was appointed as a 01/01/1960). He served in HMCS Hochelaga for 5th Officers Management and Logistics Course 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Training Officer and Deputy Officer-in-Charge Naval Air Maintenance School 1960. He served in HMCS Crescent as Engineer Officer and on Staff of Commander First Canadian Escort Squadron as Squadron Technical Officer 1960. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Command Technical Officer as Staff Officer (Planned Maintenance) 1962. He served in HMCS Stadacona On Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast for Staff of Assistant Chief of Staff (Operational Readiness) as Staff Officer (Planned Maintenance) 1963. He served in HMCS Stadacona On Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast for Staff of Assistant Chief of Staff (Operational Readiness) as Assistant Class Aviation Carrier and Support Ships 1963. He served in HMCS Stadacona On Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast for Staff of Assistant Chief of Staff (Operational Readiness) as Staff Officer (Marine Engineering0 1963. He served in HMCS Stadacona On Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast for Staff of Assistant Chief of Staff (Operational Readiness) as Co-ordinator Ships Equipment 1965. He served in HMCS Stadacona On Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast for Staff of Deputy Chief of Staff (Technical Services) for Senior Staff Officer Ships as Staff Officer Ship's Equipment 1966. (He was retired 24/07/1967.) (He was qualified for air engineering duties)
 
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References
Starshell VI - 3 Fall 1996 Obituaries; Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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