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Peters, Thomas Henry If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Lieutenant (RCNVR) |
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Official Number | O-58720 |
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Awards | Hon D.Sc. degree from Sudbury's Laurentian University, 1979. |
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Biography |
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He was attending the Ontario Agricultural College when he was recruited into the navy. Post-War he went back to OAC Guelph, graduating in 1948. He joined INCO in Sudbury almost immediately thereafter and eventually became the company's Agriculturist, responsible for re-greening and reclamation of their mine sites in the Sudbury area. |
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He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate UNTD) RCNVR 1942. He served in HMCS Star for UNTD (OAC) 1942-1943. (CFR) He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 09/04/1944). He served in HMCS Lachine. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 09/04/1945). (He was demobilized.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 09/04/1945). (He was demobilized.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate) |
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Named Features | Tom Peters Memorial Mines Reclamation Award - Ontario Mining Association and the Thomas H. Peters Scholarship - University of Guelph |
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He was President - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 224 - Copper Cliff, ON. His grandson, Tim Peters, is the Chairman of the Canadian Hero Fund; http://herofund.ca/ He started it up in part, to honour his grandfather's WWII RCNVR service. |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); |
Last update |
2015-07-25 00:00:00 |