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Davison, James Malcolm

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Title Commander (RCN)
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Birth 20/08/1919 Death 11/06/2005
Place Vancouver Place Ottawa
Area BC Area ON
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SB) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 21/04/1941). He served in the London Division RCNVR 1941. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Duty With Magnetic Minesweeping Ships and Degaussing Officer 1941. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Duty With Degaussing Officer Montreal 1941. He served in HMCS Givenchy for Duty With Naval Officer-in-Charge Vancouver for Degaussing Range Duties 1942. He served in HMCS Burrard for Duty With Naval Officer-in-Charge Vancouver for Degaussing Range Duties 1942. He was appointed as an Electrical Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 21/04/1943). He served in NHQ for Duty With Director Signals Division 1943. He served in HMCS Niobe on Loan to Royal Navy 1943. He served in H.M.S. Ariel for Air Radio Course 1943. He served in RNAS Donnbristle for H.M.S. Merlin for Air Radio Duties 1944. He was appointed as Electrical Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (Appointed 31/05/1943) (With seniority dated 01/07/1943). He served in H.M.S. Condor for Air Radio Duties at RNAS Arbroath and Easthaven and Dundee 1944. He served in H.M.S. Condor for Air Radio Duties at RNAS Arbroath 1944. He was appointed as a Electrical Lieutenant (R) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 15/10/1944). He served in H.M.S. Indomitable 1944. He served in H.M.S. Bambara for Air Radio Duties at RNAS Trincomalee and as Port Air Radio Officer 1944. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1945. (He was demobilized 12/03/1946). (Transferred to RCNR). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) (A/R) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 19/10/1946). He served in HMCS Prevost 1946. He served in HMCS Discovery 1946. He served in HMCS Haida 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1947. He served in HMCS Discovery 1947. He served in HMCS Naden 1948. He served in HMCS Ontario 1948, (Transferred to RCN). He served in HMCS Discovery for University of British Columbia 1948. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Officer's Divisional Course 1949. He was appointed as Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1943). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Electrical School 1949). He served in NHQ on Staff of Electrical Engineer-in-Chief 1951. He was appointed as Lieutenant-Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1951). He served in NHQ on Staff of Electrical Engineer-in-Chief 1951. He served in HMCS Magnificent as Deputy Electrical Officer 1954). He served in NHQ on Staff of Electrical Engineer-in-Chief as Assistant Electrical Engineer-in-Chief (Development) 1956. He was appointed as Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/19560. He served in HMCS Gatineau as Squadron Technical Officer 1959. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Principal Naval Overseer Toronto for Resident Naval Overseer Hamilton 1960. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1960). He served in HMCS Star as Resident Naval Overseer Hamilton 1961. He served in HMCS York as Principal Naval Overseer Toronto 1962). He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Operations Systems as Assistant Director (Operations Systems Detection and Navigation) 1962. (He retired 09/12/1965.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://www.noac.ottawa.on.ca/souindingsfall05.pdf;
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