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Biographical Data
Palmer, Harold If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

Birth	00/00/1935	Death	24/04/2017
Place	(nk)	Place	Victoria
Area	(nk)	Area	BC
Country	(nk)	Country	Canada

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Biography
After his naval service he joined Yarrows Ltd. at Esquimalt as a Project Officer.

Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1943). He was appointed as a Radio Artificer 5/c RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/07/1943). He was appointed as a Radio Artificer 4/c RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/07/1944). (He was demobilized 01/12/1945). He enrolled in RCN as Radio Artificer 5/c (With seniority dated 01/04/1946). He was appointed as a Radio Artificer 4/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/04/1946). He was appointed as a Radio Artificer 2/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1946). He was appointed as a Radio Technician 2/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1947). He was appointed as a Petty Officer First Class Radio Technician 4 RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1948). He was appointed as a Chief Petty Officer Second Class RCN (With seniority dated 01/11/1948). (CFR CANGEN 90). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/09/1949). He served in HMCS Bytown for Course at University of British Columbia 1949. He served in HMCS Discovery for Course at the University of British Columbia 1949. He served in HMCS Naden for Training 1950. He served in HMCS Crescent for Sea Training 1950. He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (L) (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/05/1951). He served in HMCS Discovery for Course at the University of British Columbia 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Training 1951. He served in HMCS Star for Industrial Training 1952. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1953. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1953). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Officer's Divisional Course 1953. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Long Naval Electrical Course 1953. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of Superintendent HMC Dockyard Esquimalt 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1955). He served in HMCS Athabaskan as Electrical Officer 1956. He served in HMCS Bytown for NHQ on Staff of Electrical Engineer-in-Chief as Staff Officer (Electronics) 1957. He served in HMCS Niagara for Training at United States Navy Post Graduate School 1960. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1963). He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Asistant Director Operations Systems (Communications and Displays) 1963. He was appointed as a Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1966). He served in CFHQ as Director General Engineering Sea as Assistant Director Operations Systems (Communications and Displays) 1966. He served in CFHQ on Directorate of Maritime Combat Systems as Section Head Communications and Electronic Warfare Section 1966. (He retired 01/05/1969.)

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1943). He was appointed as a Radio Artificer 5/c RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/07/1943). He was appointed as a Radio Artificer 4/c RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/07/1944). (He was demobilized 01/12/1945). He enrolled in RCN as Radio Artificer 5/c (With seniority dated 01/04/1946). He was appointed as a Radio Artificer 4/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/04/1946). He was appointed as a Radio Artificer 2/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1946). He was appointed as a Radio Technician 2/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1947). He was appointed as a Petty Officer First Class Radio Technician 4 RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1948). He was appointed as a Chief Petty Officer Second Class RCN (With seniority dated 01/11/1948). (CFR CANGEN 90). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/09/1949). He served in HMCS Bytown for Course at University of British Columbia 1949. He served in HMCS Discovery for Course at the University of British Columbia 1949. He served in HMCS Naden for Training 1950. He served in HMCS Crescent for Sea Training 1950. He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (L) (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/05/1951). He served in HMCS Discovery for Course at the University of British Columbia 1950. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Training 1951. He served in HMCS Star for Industrial Training 1952. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1953. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/06/1953). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Officer's Divisional Course 1953. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Long Naval Electrical Course 1953. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of Superintendent HMC Dockyard Esquimalt 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1955). He served in HMCS Athabaskan as Electrical Officer 1956. He served in HMCS Bytown for NHQ on Staff of Electrical Engineer-in-Chief as Staff Officer (Electronics) 1957. He served in HMCS Niagara for Training at United States Navy Post Graduate School 1960. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1963). He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Asistant Director Operations Systems (Communications and Displays) 1963. He was appointed as a Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1966). He served in CFHQ as Director General Engineering Sea as Assistant Director Operations Systems (Communications and Displays) 1966. He served in CFHQ on Directorate of Maritime Combat Systems as Section Head Communications and Electronic Warfare Section 1966. (He retired 01/05/1969.)

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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON;
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Palmer, Harold