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O'Neil, Robert Christie If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Lieutenant (P) (RCN) |
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Birth | 00/00/1927 | Death | 09/04/1953 |
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Place | (nk) | Place | Halifax |
Area | (nk) | Area | NS |
Country | (nk) | Country | Canada |
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Biography |
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He was appointed as an Officer Cadet RCN. He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1947). He served in H.M.S. Duke of York for Training 1947. He served in H.M.S. Sussex for Training 1947. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1948). He served in HMCS Niobe for Royal Naval College Greenwich for Sub-Lieutenants Courses 1948. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1948). He served in HMCS Cayuga (Korean War Service) 1950. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN 16/02/1951). He served in HMCS Crusader 1951. He served in RCAF Centralia for Flying Training 1951. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1952). He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for Operational Flying Training 1952. He served in RNAS Eglinton for Operational Flying Training 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VF-870 Squadron (31st Support Air Group) 1953. (He died in a Sea Fury night-flying mid-air collision over Bedford Basin NS on 09/04/1953.) |
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Aircraft Flown | Service Aircraft Flown: Sea Fury |
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References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); |
Last update |
2011-03-22 00:00:00 |