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Hinton, Peter RobertPhoto Credit: Unknown |
Title | Captain (RCN) |
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Official Number | (nk) |
Birth | 00/00/1921 | Death | 19/12/2008 |
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Place | Shanghai | Place | Victoria |
Area | Area | BC | |
Country | China | Country | Canada |
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Honours | Chief of Naval Staff Commendation. |
Awards | |
Qualifications | psc. |
Biography |
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After his naval service he was the Executive Director of the Victoria Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 21/11/1941). He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) 1942. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 10/11/1941). He served in HMCS Kelowna. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 11/1942). He served in HMC LCI (L)-262 (In command) in the 262nd Canadian LCI Flotilla for Operation Neptune 1944. (Transferred to RCN(R)). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) 1949. He served in HMCS Malahat 1949. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN(R) (With seniority dated 10/11/1950). (Transferred to RCN 1951). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (SSA) 1951. He served in HMCS Bytown 1951. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 18/04/1954). He served in HMCS Fortune (In command) 1955. He served in HMCS Stettler as Sea Training Officer 1955. He served in HMCS Cornwallis as Officer-in-Charge Divisional Officer's and Leadership School 1959. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/1960). He served in HMCS Columbia (II) (In command) 1964. He was appointed as a Captain RCN (With seniority dated 02/08/1966). He served in HMCS Protecteur (In command) 1969. (He retired in 1976.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate). |
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Anecdotes |
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He was awarded the Chief of the Naval Staff Commendation for his part in rescuing 35 survivors from the sinking tanker Amphialos while serving in HMCS Athabaskan. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002); Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Obituaries Winter 2008/2009; The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London); Crowsnest (1965); |
Last update |
2011-02-17 00:00:00 |