Biographical Data
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Title	Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander (RCN(R))
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	00/05/1943	Death	14/12/2000
Place	Toronto	Place	Toronto
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours
Awards	FRCSC.
Qualifications	MD

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c RNVR (With seniority dated 05/1943). He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for 55 Pilots Course 1943. He was appointed as an A/Leadng Naval Airman RNVR (With seniority dated 30/10/1943). He served in USNAS Grosse Ile for Pilot Training 1943. He served in USNAS St. Louis for Pilot Training 1943. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Pilot Training 1944. He served in USNAS Whiting Field for Instrument Training 1944. (Transferred to RCNVR 05/1944). He served in USNAS Corry Field for Advanced Flying Training 1944. Awarded Pilot Wings 03/10/1944. He served in USNAS Jacksonville for Operational Flying Training 1944. He served in USNAS Lewiston for 738 RN Squadron 1944. (CFR). He was appointed as a A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 02/1945). He served in USNAS Brunswick for 1852 RN Squadron 1945. He served in USNAS Norfolk and USS Charger for Carrier Qualification 1945. He served in H.M.S. Patroller for 1852 RN Squadron (Corsair) 1945. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR. He served in RNAS Eglinton for 1852 RN Squadron 1945. (Transferred to RCNR). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) 1945. He served in RNAS Nutts Corner for 1852 RN Squadron 1945. (He was demobilized 1946.) He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant (P) RCN(R) 26/04/1950. He served in HMCS York for VC-920 Reserve Squadron 1953, He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander RCN(R) (With seniority dated 17/10/1956). He served in HMCS Magnificent for VC-920 Reserve Squadron 1955. (He was released.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Stearman, SNJ, Corsair, Avenger
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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; The Globe and Mail Obituary Saturday, December 16, 2000.; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-02-17 00:00:00

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