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Laing, Walter John Clarke

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Photo Credit: Kevin Laing

 
 
Title Lieutenant (O) (RCNVR)
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Birth 18/04/1921 Death 15/06/1998
Place Hamilton Place Port Moody
Area ON Area BC
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Biography
Following his Naval service, he held Sales and Business Development Management positions of increasing responsibility for NCR, SCM, Robin-Nodwell and Philips Electronics, Canada, ultimately retiring as Western Canada District Sales Manager Office Machine Division, Philips Electronics in Vancouver, BC in 1980.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR (With seniority dated 19/11/1941). He served in HMCS Star for New Entry Training 1942. He served in HMCS Star as Instructor 1942. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Seamanship Training 1943. He was appointed as an Officer Candidate 10/09/1943. (CFR). He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 02/11/1943). He served in H.M.S. Cape Mariato 1943. He served in HMCS Donnacona as Divisional Officer 1943. He served in HMCS Cornwallis 1944. He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) 1944. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 11/08/1944). He served in HMCS Prestonian as Gunnery Officer 1944. He served in RNAS St. Vincent for Observer Course 1945. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 11/01/1945). He served in H.M.S. Goshawk for Training 1945. He served in RNAS Rattray for RN Observer's Course 1945. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (Temp.) RCNVR. (He was demobilized on 14/06/1946.)
 
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Anecdotes
In 1944 he was awarded gold cufflinks as the top student on the weapons officer training course at HMCS Kings.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); LAC GENEALOGICAL PKG, 26 JAN 2021; Email (Capt(N) KDW Laing - Nauticapedia 12/01/2022);
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