Biographical Data

Edmundson, Haydn Clyde

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Title Vice-Admiral (RCN)
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Birth 06/12/1963 Death (nk)
Place Halifax Place (nk)
Area NS Area (nk)
Country Canada Country (nk)
 
Titles
Honours OMM; MSM;
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Qualifications pcsc; nssc;
 
Biography
 
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (With seniority dated 28/03/1983). He served in Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School for basic officer training 1983. He served in Venture The Naval Officer Training Centre 1983. He served in HMCS Mackenzie for training 1983. He served in HMCS Miramichi for training 1983. He served in HMCS Thunder for training 1984. He served in HMCS Saskatchewan for training 1984. He was appointed as an Acting Sub-Lieutenant (seniority 10/01/1984). He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Naval Operations Course 1984. He served in HMCS Provider as Communications Officer and for training 1984. He served in HMCS Terra Nova for training 1985. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 10/01/1985). He served in HMCS Terra Nova as Navigating Officer 1986. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 10/01/1987). He served in HMCS Kootenay as Navigating Officer 1988. He served in Venture The Naval Officer Training Centre as Navigation Instructor 1988. He served in HMCS Provider as Navigating Officer 1990. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/10/1991). He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Operations Room Officer Course 1992. He served in HMCS Athabaskan (In command) 1993. He served in HMCS Regina as Combat Officer 1993. He served in Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters as Assistant Base Information Systems Officer 1995. He served in Venture The Naval Officer Training Centre as Section Head / Senior Instructor and Executive Officer 1996. He served in Memorial University for undergraduate education 1998. He served in Exchange duties with US Navy Third Fleet 1999. He served in Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters as Deputy Director Readiness 2002. He served in HMCS Calgary as Executive Officer 2003. He served in Sea Training Pacific as Executive Officer 2004. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 27/06/2005). He served in Canadian Forces College Command and Staff Course 2005. He served in NDHQ Canada Command as Maritime Operations Officer 2006. He served in HMCS Regina (In command) 2008. He served in Canadian Forces Language School for French language training 2009. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (With seniority dated 14/05/2010). He served in NDHQ Canada Command as Deputy Chief of Staff Operations 2010. He served in Operation ATTENTION Afghanistan as Chief of Staff Police Development 2011. He served in NDHQ Maritime Staff Headquarters as Director Naval Personnel 2012. He served in Canadian Forces College for National Security Programme 2013. He served in NDHQ Chief of Military Personnel as Director Senior Appointments 2014. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 05/01/2015). He served in NDHQ Chief of Military Personnel as Director General Military Careers 2015. He served as Commander Task Force 150 Bahrain 2016. In 2017 he served in NDHQ as Chief of Staff, Military Personnel Command. He was appointed as Rear-Admiral RCN (With seniority dated 29/06/2018). In 2018 he was appointed Deputy Commander Military Personnel Command at NDHQ. In 2019 he was appointed as a Vice-Admiral RCN. In 2019 he served as Commander Military Personnel Command.
 
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References
Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016); CANFORGEN 022/17 PROMOTIONS AND SENIOR APPOINTMENTS 2017 - GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS CMP 014/17;
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