Biographical Data
Grady, Peter Harold Photo Credit: Crowsnest Magazine

 

Title	Lieutenant-Commander (O) (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	23/11/1922	Death	25/10/2017
Place	Edmonton	Place	Fredericton
Area	AB	Area	NB
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
He was born in Edmonton AB, and raised mainly in Hamilton ON. In 2015 he reported himself to the Nauticapedia as being "alive and reasonably well in the Veterans Health Unit in Fredericton, NB."

 

Military Service

From pril 1941 to May 1942 he served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada. (Transferred to RCNVR) In 1942 he served in HMCS Star. In 1942 he served in HMCS Wetaskiwin. In 1942 he served in HMCS Kings for Officer Training. (CFR) He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 25/05/1942). In 1943 he served in HMCS Stadacona. In 1943 he served in HMCS Niobe. In 1943 he served in HMS Condor. He served in RNAS Arbroath for Observer Training. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (O) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 15/01/1944). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (Temp.) RCNVR (Appointed 25/11/1943) (With seniority dated 25/05/1943). In 1944 he served in HMS Nightjar. He served in H.M.S. Vindex for 811 Squadron 1944. In 1944 he served in HMS Shrike. He served in H.M.S. Mairama for 830 Squadron 1944. He served in RAF Thorney Island for 835 Squadron 1944. He served in RNAS Drem for 1792 RN Squadron 1945. In 1945 he served in HMS Highthawk. He served in RNAS Arbroath for 767 RN Squadron 1945. In 1945 he served in HMS Daedalus. (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) RCN (With seniority dated 25/11/1943). He served in HMCS Stadacona. In 1946 he served in HMCS Warrior. He served in RCN Barracks Halifax for RCN Air Section (Dartmouth) for Duty in No.1 Training Air Group as Senior Officer in 743 Squadron 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (O) RCN (With seniority dated 25/11/1951). He served in HMCS Iroquois (Korean War Service) 1952. He served in HMCS Micmac as Executive Officer 1954). He served in NHQ on Staff of Deputy Director of Naval Plans and Operations as Staff Officer (Strategy and Plans) 1956. He served in HMCS La Hulloise (In command 1961-1962. (He was released 1968.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Swordfish, Firefly; Mosquito, Avenger (various large long distance reconnaisance aircraft as Navigator during the "cold war" (eg Neptune / Argus)).
Named Features

 

Anecdotes
Off HMS Vindex he flew Swordfish on the Murmansk / Arctic convoy run.

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Personal Email (Peter E. Grady - Nauticapedia 17/08/2015); Personal Email (Peter E. Grady - Nauticapedia 03/12/2016);
Last update
2016-12-03 00:00:00

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