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Romeril, John P.Photo Credit: Unknown |
Title | Chaplain (2nd Class) (RCN(R)) |
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Official Number | U-64450; O-63389 |
Birth | 00/00/1931 | Death | 05/03/2023 |
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Place | Guernsey | Place | Victoria |
Area | CI | Area | BC |
Country | UK | Country | Canada |
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Biography |
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He received his early education in England, and later worked for Pan Am Airlines in the Bahamas and on farms in Canada before training for the ministry. He was a Minister in the United Church of Canada. After marriage and graduations John was awarded a scholarship for post-grad study in Scotland. During that period he received a request from the United Church for him to skipper their mission boat, the Melvin Swartout, out of Bamfield BC. The family was there for 4 years when he was called to a rural charge near Oshawa. There were later moves to other churches in Ontario -Thunder Bay, Sudbury and Orillia. He retired in 1995. In 2016 he was living in Sidney BC. |
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1952. In 1952 he served in HMCS Cataraqui for UNTD. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (With seniority dated 01/05/1955). He was appointed as Chaplain (2nd Class) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/05/1957). In 1957 he served in HMCS Malahat as Chaplain. (He was released.) |
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Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); http://www.rostad.com/view-profile_26771_profile.html; https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/john-romeril-obituary?id=50914956 (website viewed 19/03/2023); |
Last update |
2016-02-17 00:00:00 |