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Peplar, Richard Douglas

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Title Lieutenant (A) (RNVR)
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Birth 06/04/1923 Death (nk)
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Area England Area (nk)
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Biography
After his naval service he was a research psychologist with British Medical Research Council, RN Tropical Research Unit Singapore. Applied Psychology Research Unit in Cambridge and with Dunlap & Associates in CT USA. He retired in 1987.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RNVR (With seniority dated 01/02/1942). He served in H.M.S. Daedelus 1942. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for #42 RN Pilot Training Course 1942. He served in USNAS Grosse Ile MI for Initial Flight Training 1942. He served in USNAS Pensacola FL 1943. (Awarded Wings 01/07/1943). (CFR). He was appointed as an A/Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/07/1943). He served in USNAS Miami for Torpedo Course 1943. He served in USNAS Fort Lauderdale for Course 1943. He served in USNAS Squantum MA for 853 Squadron 1943. He served in USS Charger for Deck Landing Qualification 1944. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1944). He served in RCAF Sea Island (Vancouver BC) for 853 Squadron 1944. He served in H.M.S. Arbiter for 853 RN Squadron 1944. He served in RNAS Maydown for ASW Course 1944. He served in RNAS Machrihanish for Training 1944. He served in H.M.S. Daedelus for 854 Squadron 1944. He served in RNAS Katarakunda 1944. He served in H.M.S. Illustrious for 854 RN Squadron 1944, Nowra for Torpedo Course 1945. He served in H.M.S. Illustrious for Night Deck Landing Qualification 1945. He served in H.M.S. Daedelus 1945. He served in RNAS Easthaven for DLCO Course #77 1945. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1946). (He was demobilized on 26/06/1946.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Total Flying Hours: 636 hours. Total Deck Landings: 30. Service Aircraft flown: NP-1, N2S, TBD-1, SNJ-3, Avenger.
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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2011-03-09 00:00:00

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