Biographical Data
Riesberry, William Watts Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	The Reverend Canon Sub-Lieutenant (RCN(R))
Official Number	O-62257

 

Birth	00/00/1926	Death	05/09/2015
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Qualifications	BA; MDiv;

 

Biography
He graduated with a BA from UofT Trinity in the Spring of 1947 and earned a MDiv soon thereafter. The church that he was so closely associated with, St. George the Martyr, is at 197 John St. in downtown Toronto ON.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate) RCNR 1944. In 1944 he served in HMCS York for UNTD. (CFR) He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 06/02/1947). (He was released.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/5837768-riesberry-rev-canon-william-watts;
Last update
2017-09-06 00:00:00

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