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Stewart, John Rawson Kennedy

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
Official Number O-70180
 
Birth (nk) Death 00/01/1991
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He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR. He was appointed to H.M.S. Raleigh (Officer Training Establishment) (Mess 32) in 1941. (CFR). He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 28/12/1941) (Later backdated to 1940). He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) 1942. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR. He served in #23 Pilot's Course. He served in #14 Elementary Flying Training Course. He served in #31 Service Flying Training Course. He served in H.M.S. Daedalus for 776 RN Squadron 1942. He served in RNAS Yarmouth for #1 NAGS in 749 RN Squadron 1942. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 18/02/1943). He served in H.M.S. Saker for 738 RN Squadron 1944. He served in USNAS Lewiston Maine for 738 RN Squadron 1944.In 1944 he served in HMCS Outremont. He served in RNAS Arbroath for 803 RN Squadron 1945. He served in HMCS Regina. He served in HMCS St. Thomas (In command) 1945. (Transferred to RCN 1947). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 10/06/1947). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 18/02/1951). He served in HMCS Aldergrove as Commanding Officer 1955. In 1955-1958 he served in HMCS Aldergrove as Commanding Officer. He served in HMCS Donnacona as Staff Officer Training. He served in HMCS Hochelaga. (He was retired 19/09/1965.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate).
 
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Aircraft Flown Service Aircraft Flown: Skua, Swordfish, Avenger, Seafire
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); http://jproc.ca/rrp/aldergrove.html;
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