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

 

Title	Sub-Lieutenant (RCN(R))
Official Number	U-00850

 

Birth	00/00/1940	Death	31/10/1995
Place	(nk)	Place	Vancouver
Area	(nk)	Area	BC
Country	(nk)	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
He was living in Vancouver BC at the time of his recruitment into the navy. He was a Canadian Diplomat who served as Ambassador to Moscow, Thailand, as High Commissioner to India and as Ambassador to China. He held academic degrees from The University of British Columbia, Tufts University and Oxford University. He received a Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship to Oxford in 1963.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1959. He served in HMCS Discovery for UNTD 1959-1963. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) 1963. (He was released.)

 

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References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawrence_Paynter; The White Twist 1960; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD);
Last update
2015-02-28 00:00:00

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