Biographical Data
Lynch, Frederick William Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Major (Chaplain Corps)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	27/01/1925	Death	16/06/2009
Place	Glasgow	Place	Winnipeg
Area	Scotland	Area	MB
Country	UK	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
After his naval service he was ordained in the Anglican Church of Canada in 1950.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Airman (Pilot Candidate (Temp.) RNVR. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for #51. He was appointed as a Acting Leading Airman (Pilot Candidate) RNVR. He served in RCAF Moncton for Pilot Training Course. He served in RCAF St. Eugene for #13 Elementary Flying Training School 1942. He served in RCAF Kingston for #31 Service Flying Training School 1943. Awarded wings 1944. He served in H.M.S. Macaw 1944. (CFR). He was appointed as a Midshipman (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 07/06/1944). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 27/07/1944). He served in RNAS Hinstock for Advanced Instrument Flying Course 1944. He served in RN College Greenwich 1944. He served in Findo Gask for Advanced Flying Unit for Master Conversion 1944. He served in RNAS Fearn for Barracuda Training 1944. He served in RNAS Easthaven for Deck Landing training 1944. He served in H.M.S. Speaker for Deck Landing Qualification 1944. He served in RNAS Crimond for 818 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Fearn for 818 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Rattray for 825 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Fearn for 825 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Burscough for 825 RN Squadron 1945. He served in RNAS Lee-on-Solent for 825 RN Squadron 1945, Demobilized 1946. He joined the Canadian Army Chaplain Corps (Primary Reserve) 1965. He was appointed as a Major Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps 1967. Retired in 1982.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 500. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 8. Service Aircraft Flown: Cornell, Harvard, Oxford, Tiger Moth, Master II, Barracuda II, Firefly, Tracker, Buffalo. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Cessna, DH Otter
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Autumn 2009;
Last update
2011-01-15 00:00:00

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