Biographical Data
Curleigh, Colin Abbott McDonald If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Brigadier-General (PLT)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	03/05/1936	Death	09/08/2017
Place	Aklavik	Place	Parrsboro
Area	NT	Area	NS
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	OMM.
Awards
Qualifications	pcsc. pcsc. ndc.

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 12/09/1952). He served in College Militaire Royal de St. Jean 1952. He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956). He served in HMCS Iroquois for Training 1956. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1957). He served in HMCS Niobe for RN General Education and Warfare Course and Technical Courses 1957. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN 1958 (With seniority dated 01/09/1957). He served in HMCS Cayuga for Training and as Watchkeeper 1959. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1959). He served in RCAF Centralia for Pilot Training 1959. He served in RCAF Penhold for Pilot Training 1959. He served in RCAF Saskatoon for Flying Training 1960. He served in HMCS Shearwater in VU-32 Squadron for Flying Training 1960. He served in HU-21 Squadron for Helicopter Conversion Course 1961. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Advanced Anti-submarine Course 1961. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for HS-50 Squadron as Pilot 1961. He served in HMCS Niagara for Duty as Exchange Pilot With USN in Helicopter ASW Squadron #3 1964. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1966). He served in HMCS Nipigon 1966. He served in HMCS Shearwater for HU-21 Squadron as Executive Officer. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/07/1969). He served in HMCS Shearwater for HS-50 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1969. He served in the Canadian Forces Staff College Course 1972. He served in the Canadian Defence Liaison Staff Washington 1973. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff and Command College (Toronto) on Directing Staff 1976. He was appointed as a Colonel (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/01/1977). He served in Canadian Forces Staff School Toronto as Director 1977. He served in AFCENT HQ (Brunsuum Netherlands) as Chief Live Exercise Section 1980. He served in National Defence College of Canada (Course 37) 1983, Maritime Air Group as Deputy Commander 1984. He was appointed as a Brigadier General (PLT) (With seniority dated 01/08/1986). He served in Maritime Air Group as Commander 1986. He served in Canadian Defence Liaison Staff London as Commander 1989. (He was retired 11/09/1992.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown
Named Features	Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2017-12-18 00:00:00

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