Biographical data

Biographical Data
Summers, Kenneth James Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo

Biographical Data

Summers, Kenneth James

Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo

Title	Rear-Admiral (CF)
Official Number	(nk)

Birth	00/07/1944	Death	(nk)
Place	St. Thomas	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

Titles
Honours	OMM. MSC (Military). M.I.D. Bronze Star (USA) Medal of Bahrain (Bahrain) King Abdul Azziz Medal (Saudi Arabia); Liberation of Kuwait Medal 1st Class (Kuwait)
Awards
Qualifications

Biography

Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1963). He served in Royal Roads Military College 1963. In 1965 he served in the Royal Military College of Canada. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1967). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 01/05/1969). He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Combat Control Officer’s Course 1971. He served in HMCS Iroquois as Weapons Officer 1972. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1975). He served in NDHQ DCDS 1975. He served in Canadian Forces Command and Staff College 1977. In 1978 he served in HMCS Athabaskan as Executive Officer. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1980). He served in Canadian Forces Language School Ottawa for French Language training 1983. He served in HMCS Algonquin (II) (In command) 1983-1985. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (With seniority dated 01/07/1985). He served in NDHQ as Director Maritime Requirements Sea 1986. He served in NDHQ as Director Maritime Force Development. He served as Commander Second Canadian Destroyer Squadron 1988. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 01/07/1989). He served as Chief of Staff Operations MARCOM and Commander Canadian Fleet 1989. He served as Commander Canadian Naval Task Group (Deployed to Persian Gulf August 1990). He served as Commander Canadian Forces Middle East (Operation Friction - Persian Gulf - Kuwait War) 01/11/1990. He served in MARPAC HQ as Chief of Staff to Commander MARPAC 1991. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (With seniority dated 01/07/1992). He was appointed as a Commander Canadian Defence Liaison Staff Washington 1992. He served in NDHQ as Chief of Personnel Planning and Resources Management 1994. He served in NDHQ as Director General Maritime Development 1995. He was apointed as Chief of Staff at SACLANT HQ in Norfolk VA USA. (He retired 15/09/2000.)

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1963). He served in Royal Roads Military College 1963. In 1965 he served in the Royal Military College of Canada. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1967). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (N) (With seniority dated 01/05/1969). He served in Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax for Combat Control Officer’s Course 1971. He served in HMCS Iroquois as Weapons Officer 1972. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1975). He served in NDHQ DCDS 1975. He served in Canadian Forces Command and Staff College 1977. In 1978 he served in HMCS Athabaskan as Executive Officer. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 01/01/1980). He served in Canadian Forces Language School Ottawa for French Language training 1983. He served in HMCS Algonquin (II) (In command) 1983-1985. He was appointed as a Captain (N) (With seniority dated 01/07/1985). He served in NDHQ as Director Maritime Requirements Sea 1986. He served in NDHQ as Director Maritime Force Development. He served as Commander Second Canadian Destroyer Squadron 1988. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 01/07/1989). He served as Chief of Staff Operations MARCOM and Commander Canadian Fleet 1989. He served as Commander Canadian Naval Task Group (Deployed to Persian Gulf August 1990). He served as Commander Canadian Forces Middle East (Operation Friction - Persian Gulf - Kuwait War) 01/11/1990. He served in MARPAC HQ as Chief of Staff to Commander MARPAC 1991. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (With seniority dated 01/07/1992). He was appointed as a Commander Canadian Defence Liaison Staff Washington 1992. He served in NDHQ as Chief of Personnel Planning and Resources Management 1994. He served in NDHQ as Director General Maritime Development 1995. He was apointed as Chief of Staff at SACLANT HQ in Norfolk VA USA. (He retired 15/09/2000.)

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Named Features

Anecdotes

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002); Lead & Line Vol 14 Issue 5 May 2000; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
Last update
2017-02-05 00:00:00

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