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Maxwell, William Watson

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Title Commander (RCN)
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Birth (nk) Death 04/01/2002
Place (nk) Place Victoria
Area (nk) Area BC
Country (nk) Country Canada
 
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He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman Wireless Telegrapher RCNVR 1938. He served in the Thunder Bay Division RCNVR 1938. (Mobilized for World War Two service). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Naval Message Centre as Signals Decoder 1939, (Transferred to Engineering Branch 12/10/1939). He was appointed as a ERA 5/c RCNVR (With seniority dated 12/10/1939). He served in HMC Dockyard Halifax as Apprentice 1939. He served in H.M.S. Royal Sovereign 1939. He served in HMC Dockyard Sydney NS 1940. (Transferred to RCN 26/11/1940). He was appointed as a ERA 4/c RCN (With seniority dated 22/02/1941). He was appointed as a HMCS Shediac 1941. He was appointed as a ERA 3/c RCN. He was appointed as a ERA 2/c RCN (With seniority dated 08/05/1943). (CFR). He was appointed as an A/Warrant Engineer RCN (With seniority dated 12/08/1943). He served in HMCS Niobe to Stand by HMCS Bowmanville. He served in HMCS Niobe to Stand by Huntsville. He served in HMCS Niobe to Stand by HMCS Arnprior. He was appointed as a Warrant Engineer RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1944). He served in HMCS Arnprior 1944. He served in RNAS Worthy Down for Air Engineering Training 1945. He served in RNAS Worthy Down for 825 Squadron as Air Engineer Officer 1945. He served in HMCS Warrior as Workshops Officer 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for HMC Mechanical Training establishment as Training Officer (Air Mechanics) 1946. He was appointed as a Commissioned Engineer RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1947). He served in HMCS Stadacona as Training Officer (Air Mechanics) 1947. He served in HMCS Shearwater for School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A/E) (E) RCN (With seniority dated 15/12/1948). He served in HMCS Shearwater for 19th Carrier Air Group for Technical Duties 1949. He served in HMCS Magnificent and HMCS Shearwater for 19th Carrier Air Group 1949). He served in NHQ for Staff of Director Air Engineering 1951). He served in NHQ on Staff of Engineer-in-Chief on Staff of Director Air Engineering 1953. He served in RCAF Guided Missile Course 1953. He served in HMCS Labrador as Senior Engineering Officer and Air Engineer Officer 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (A/E) (E) RCN (With seniority dated 19/09/1955). He served in HMCS Shearwater For Duty With School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance as Senior Engineer 1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Project Officer Air Maintenance Study 1958). He served in NHQ on Staff of Director Aircraft Maintenance 1960. He served in HMCS Hochelaga for #12 Officers Management Course 1962. He was appointed as a Commander RCN 01/01/1963). He served in NHQ as Director of Naval Aircraft Maintenance 1963, Sikorsky CHSS-2 Technical Course 1965, He served in CFHQ as Director of Equipment Maintenance 1967. He served in CFB Rockcliffe on Staff of Director Maritime Maintenance 1968. (He was retired 23/02/1971.) (He was qualified for Air Engineering duties)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2011-02-28 00:00:00

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