Biographical Data
Grosskurth, Robert Arthur Photo Credit: RCN Crowsnest Magazine

 

Title	Commander (L) (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	19/09/1922	Death	01/10/2007
Place	Toronto	Place	Delhi
Area	ON	Area
Country	Canada	Country	India

 

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Qualifications	jssc.

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Stoker 2/c (Officer Candidate UNTD) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/04/1943). In 1943 he served in HMCS York for UNTD. He was appointed as a A/Engine Room Artificer 5/c (UNTD) RCNVR. He served in HMCS Galt for North Atlantic Service. (CFR 1943). He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/04/1945). (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (L) RCN 01/09/1945). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 23/11/1945). He served in HMC Dockyard (Halifax) on Staff of Manager Electrical Engineering 1945. He served on the Long Communications Course 1946. He served in NHQ on Staff of Electrical Engineer-in-Chief 1947. He served in HMCS Athabaskan as Electrical Officer (Korean War service) 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Instructor at Electrical School 1951. He served on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Assistant Command Electrical Officer 1952. He served in HMCS Cornwallis as Long Communications Course Officer on Communications School Staff 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 23/11/1953). He served as Deputy Manager Electrical Engineering HMC Dockyard Esquimalt 1954. He served in HMCS Ontario as Deputy Electrical Officer 1955. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of Flag Officer Pacific Coast as Assistant Command Technical Officer 1957. He was appointed as a Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1958). He served in NHQ on Staff of Chief of Naval Personnel as Staff Officer (Electrical Personnel) 1958. He served in the Royal Naval Joint Services Staff College Course (Latimer UK) 1960. He served as Staff Officer Electrical Engineering to Naval Member Canadian Joint Staff London 1964. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Electrical Officer 1964. He served as Principal Naval Overseer (Ontario) Toronto 1966. He served in NDHQ as Assistant Director General Maritime Systems 1969. (He retired on 19/09/1973.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Obituaries Autumn 2007; The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London); Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD);
Last update
2015-01-26 00:00:00

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