Biographical Data
Derby, William James Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Chief Petty Officer (RNCVR)
Official Number	VR-6053

 

Birth	02/09/1886	Death	(nk)
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Biography
He was a dairyman at the time of his recruitment into the navy.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as an Chief Petty Officer RNCVR 1917. (He was demobilized).

 

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References
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/royal-canadian-navy-1910-1941-ledger-sheets/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=15842&; https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/archive/Our-heroes-in-the-Great-World-War---giving-facts-and-details-of-Canada-s-part-in-the-greatest-war-in-history-2R3BF1FC22GGB.html (website viewed 04/05/2022);
Last update
2015-11-28 02:05:46

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