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Title | Lieutenant (RNCVR) |
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Official Number | OFF VR-0481 |
Birth | 26/04/1859 | Death | 23/07/1934 |
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Place | Harvey | Place | Vancouver |
Area | NB | Area | BC |
Country | Canada | Country | Canada |
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In 1889 he came to Vancouver BC. (He was qualified as a Master Mariner) After his naval service he was a Master Mariner on the Pacific Coast. He served in the Comox, Skidegate and Cutch as Master. In 1900 he was a Fisheries Protection Officer. He retired in 1926. |
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He was appointed as a Lieutenant RNCVR (With seniority dated 01/12/1917). He served in HMCS Malaspina (In command 1917). (He was demobilized.) |
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Named Features | Newcomb Rocks (BC) |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/royal-canadian-navy-1910-1941-ledger-sheets/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=669&; Rushton, Gerald A. (1974); |
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2017-05-14 00:00:00 |