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Pickering, Harold Lewis

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (O) (RCN)
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Birth 06/11/1922 Death (nk)
Place Cochrane Place (nk)
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Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1941). He served in HMCS Vegreville, He was appointed as a Able Seaman RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1942). He served in HMCS Wasaga. He served in HMCS Lachine. (CFR). He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/08/1943). He served in HMCS Stadacona 1943. He served in HMCS Prevost for Initial Training and Duty 1943. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1943. He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment0 1943. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/04/1944). He served in HMCS York 1944. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Anti-Submarine Course 1944, Halifax 1944. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/02/1945). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Passage to UK 1945. He served in HMCS Niobe for RN Observer's Course 1945. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for RN Observer Course 1945. He served in H.M.S. Merganser for RNAS Arbroath 1945. He served in HMCS Niobe for RNAS Rattray for RN Observer Course 1945. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1946). He served in HMCS Stadacona for 825 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Warrior for 825 Squadron 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1946. (He was demobilized 01/10/1946). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/12/1946). He served in HMCS York 1946, (Short Service Appointment 04/07/1949). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) RCN (With seniority dated 04/07/1949). He served in HMCS Carleton 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #1 Training Air Group for Observer Refresher Course 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #18 Carrier Air Group for 826 Squadron For Duty With USN at USNAS Quaonset Point RI USA 1949. He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent for #18 Carrier Air Group in 826 Squadron 1949. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Officer's Divisional Course 1950. He served in HMCS Magnificent and HMCS Shearwater for #18 Carrier Air Group in 825 Squadron 1950. He served in HMCS Magnificent for #30 Carrier Air Group in 881 Squadron 1951. He served in HMCS Niobe for Basic Anti-Submarine Training and Joint Unit Course 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater for #31 Carrier Air Group in 880 Squadron 1951. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Observer School 1952. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer's Technical and Leadership Course 1953. He served in HMCS Magnificent as Assistant Operations Officer 1954. (Selected for permanent commission 01/03/1954). He served in HMCS Shearwater and HMCS Magnificent in VS-881 Squadron as Senior Observer 1955. He served in HMCS Magnificent as Operations Officer 1956. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (O) RCN (With seniority dated 20/05/1955). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Pre-commissioning Course 1956. He served in HMCS Saguenay as Watchkeeper 1956. He served in HMCS Saguenay as Executive Officer 1958. He served in HMCS Athabaskan as Executive Officer 1959. He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic coast as Staff Officer (Operations) 1959. He served in HMCS York for RCAF Staff College Staff Course 1961. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Director General of Officer Cadets 1962. He served in CFHQ on Staff of Director Postings and Careers (Navy) 1965. (He was retired 01/05/1968.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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