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Title	Commander (LEGAL (NR)
Official Number	U-01231; O-25252

Birth	05/08/1941	Death	08/11/2021
Place	Winnipeg	Place	Winnipeg
Area	MB	Area	MB
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

Titles
Honours
Awards	QC; Long Service Medal (Canadian Corps of Commissionaires);
Qualifications	LLB;

Biography
He was living in Winnipeg MB at the time of his recruitment. He received his bachelor of arts and bachelor of law degrees from the University of Manitoba, and was called to the Manitoba bar in 1968, the Northwest Territories bar in 1980, and the Yukon bar in 1982. In 2006 he was the General Counsel with the Department of Justice Canada’s Winnipeg office. In 2006 he was chosen for the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) 2006 John Tait Award of Excellence winner as an outstanding Canadian public sector lawyer. He has served as both prosecuting and defending officer in military courts-martial, and sat as a military trial judge in Canada and Europe. As a director of the Community Legal Education Association in Winnipeg, Frayer has also devoted countless hours to educating the public about the law. He was appointed as a life bencher of the Law Society of Manitoba.

Biography

He was living in Winnipeg MB at the time of his recruitment. He received his bachelor of arts and bachelor of law degrees from the University of Manitoba, and was called to the Manitoba bar in 1968, the Northwest Territories bar in 1980, and the Yukon bar in 1982. In 2006 he was the General Counsel with the Department of Justice Canada’s Winnipeg office. In 2006 he was chosen for the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) 2006 John Tait Award of Excellence winner as an outstanding Canadian public sector lawyer. He has served as both prosecuting and defending officer in military courts-martial, and sat as a military trial judge in Canada and Europe. As a director of the Community Legal Education Association in Winnipeg, Frayer has also devoted countless hours to educating the public about the law. He was appointed as a life bencher of the Law Society of Manitoba.

Military Service
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1960. He served in HMCS Chippewa for UNTD 1960. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/09/1963). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (LEGAL) (NR). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (LEGAL) (NR). He was appointed as a Commander (LEGAL). He served in the Judge Advocat's Office. (He was released.)

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Anecdotes
He is currently (2015) the Manitoba Director of the UNTD Association of Canada.

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; http://www.untd.org/; http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2006_Releases/2006-08-11_tait.aspx; Email Communication (Bill Clearihue-John MacFarlane 16/11/2013);
Last update
2021-11-14 00:00:00

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