Biographical Data
O'Leary, Charles Murtough Photo Credit: RCN Crowsnest Magazine

 

Title	Captain (E) (RCN)
Official Number	VR-6306

 

Birth	15/07/1898	Death	(nk)
Place	West Quoddy	Place	(nk)
Area	NS	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	OBE;
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
In 1919-1929 he served in the Fisheries Protection Service as Chief Engineer. In 1929-1932 he served as chief engineer in the Canadian Customs and Excise Service. In 1932 he served in the RCMP as a Chief Engineer. In 1937 he was appointed as Shore Engineer (RCMP) serving until 1939.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Stoker RNCVR 1918. (He was demobilized.) (He was mobilized for Second World War service.) He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (E) (Temp.) RCNR (With seniority dated 28/09/1939) In 1939 he served as First Assistant to Chief Engineer HMC dockyard Halifax. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) RCNR (With seniority dated 28/09/1939). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (E) RCNR (With seniority dated 01/01/1943). He was appointed as an A/Commander (E) RCNR (With seniority dated 01/07/1943). (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (E) RCN. He was appointed as a Commander (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1944). He served in HMCS Scotian as Administrator of Ship Repairs 1944. He served in HMCS Stadacona. He served in HMC Dockyard Halifax as Assistant to Superintendent HMC Dockyard 1947. He was appointed as an A/Captain (E) RCN. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Deputy Superintendent Atlantic Coast and as Deputy Superintendent HMC Dockyard Halifax 1952. (He was released 1955.)

 

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Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/royal-canadian-navy-1910-1941-ledger-sheets/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=16095&;
Last update
2013-10-09 00:00:00

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