Biographical Data
Phillips, Raymond Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Captain (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	12/11/1921	Death	03/02/2014
Place	Ottawa	Place	Ottawa
Area	ON	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	M.I.D. Malta 50th Anniversary George Cross Medal (Malta);
Awards
Qualifications	psc.

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1939). He served in H.M.S. Frobisher for Training (Special Entry No. 47) 1939. He served in H.M.S. Vindictive for Training 1939. He served in H.M.S. Belfast for Training 1939. He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1939). He served in H.M.S. Southampton for Training 1939. He survived the sinking of H.M.S. Southampton by an ME-109 in 1941. He served in H.M.S. Nile (Alexandria Hospital on Recuperation Leave) 1941. He served in H.M.S. Liverpool 1941. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1941). He served in H.M.S. Excellent for Courses 1941. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 10/11/1941). He served in HMCS St. Laurent 1941. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 16/04/1942). He served in HMCS Haida as Watchkeeper 1943. He served in HMCS Haida as Executive Officer 1944. He served in HMCS Haida (In temporary command) 1945. He served in RAF Scone for #11 Elementary Flying Training School 1946. He served in RAF Church Lawford for #20 Flying Training School 1947. He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for 766 RN Squadron for OFS 1947. He served in RNAS St. Merryn for 741 RN Squadron 1947. He served in RNAS Culdross for 780 RN Squadron for Instrument Flying 1947. He served in RNAS Milltown for 767 RN Squadron for Deck Landing Training 1947. He served in RNAS Stretton for RN Ferry Flight 1947. He served in H.M.S. Triumph for 827 RN Squadron as Pilot 1948. He served in HMCS Bytown 1948. He served in HMCS Bytown as Secretary to the Personnel Members Committee 1949. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 16/04/1950). He served in HMCS Bytown for New National Defence Act 1950. He served in HMCS Antigonish (In command) 1950. He served in the RN Staff Course 1952. He served in HMCS Cornwallis as Officer-in-Charge Leadership School 1953. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1953). He served in HMCS Naden for HMCS Bonaventure on Commissioning 1953. He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Executive Officer 1953. He served in HMCS Naden for Fraser on Commissioning 1957. He served in HMCS Fraser (II) (In command) 1957. He was appointed as a Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1959). He served in HMCS Bytown as Director Naval Organization and Management 1959. (He was retired 24/06/1964.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 360. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 65. Service Aircraft Flown: Tiger Moth, Firefly, Oxford, Seafire, Barracuda
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London); http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa/Capt+Raymond+Phillips+retd+1921+2014/9594220/story.html;
Last update
2014-03-08 00:00:00

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