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Greenbank, David O.

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Photo Credit: Susan Greenbank

 
 
Title Sub-Lieutenant (A) (RNVR)
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Birth 06/08/1924 Death 04/03/2005
Place (nk) Place Fredericton
Area Yorkshire Area NB
Country UK Country Canada
 
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Biography
After his naval service he was a research scientist, (Entomologist) with the Government of Canada, based at the University of New Brunswick at Fredericton, New Brunswick after attending McGill University and UNB for graduate work. As a research scientist, the female moth of the Spruce Budworm was his life long research focus. He was always flying at night in the summer months to collect data etc.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for Pilot Training Course. He served in USNAS Grosse Ile for Pilot Training Course. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Pilot Training Course. He served in USNAS for 1851 RN Squadron 1944. He served in H.M.S. Thane for 1851 RN Squadron 1944. He served in RNAS Eglinton for 1851 RN Squadron 1945. He served in H.M.S. Venerable for 1851 RN Squadron 1945. He served in H.M.S. Vengeance for 1851 RN Squadron 1946. (He was demobilized.)
 
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Aircraft Flown Service Aircraft Flown: Corsair
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Email (Susan Greenbank - Nauticapedia 25/11/2018);
Last update
2018-11-25 00:00:00

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