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Tanner, Arthur James

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (P) (RCN)
Official Number O-71707
 
Birth (nk) Death 06/10/1990
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Country (nk) Country Bermuda
 
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Military Service
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNVR. He served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for #9 Pilot Course (Executive Branch officer qualified as a pilot for naval aviation under AFO 5025/1941). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR. He served in RNAS Dekeila for 889 (Fulmar) Squadron 1942. He served in RNAS Middle East for 889 (Hurricane) Squadron 1943. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (A) (Temp.) RNVR (With seniority dated 30/06/1943). He served in RNAS Nutts Corner for 803 (Seafire) Squadron 1945. (Transferred to RCNVR 01/01/1944). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (Temp.) RCNVR (Appointed 01/01/1944) (With seniority dated 30/06/1943). He served in H.M.S. Kestrel for 755 RN Squadron 1944. He served in H.M.S. Nightjar for 737 RN Squadron 1944. He served in H.M.S. Condor 1944. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1944. He served in H.M.S. Goldcrest 1945. He served in H.M.S. Dipper 1945. He served in H.M.S. Condor for 803 RN Squadron 1945. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1945, (Transferred to RCN 31/10/1945). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (Appointed 31/10/1945) (With seniority dated 30/06/1942). He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (P) RN (With seniority dated 16/11/1945). He served in HMCS Niobe for 803 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1945. He served in HMCS Stadacona for 803 Squadron as Commanding Officer 1946). He served in NHQ as Assistant Director Air Personnel 1946. He served in HMCS Uganda 1946, (Reverted to Lieutenant (P) RCN)). He served in NHQ for Duty With Director Naval Plans and Intelligence 1947. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 12/10/1948). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Naval Air Station Dartmouth 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Lieutenant-Commander Flying 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Senior Flying Control Officer 1949. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer Technical and Leadership Courses 1949. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Flag Officer Atlantic Coast Staff as Staff Officer (Plans) 1950. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 30/12/1950). He served in HMCS Stadacona on Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast as Assistant Staff Officer (Plans) 1951. He served in HMCS Crusader 1952. He served in HMCS Crusader as Executive Officer 1953. He served in HMCS Naden for Staff of Flag Officer Pacific Coast as Staff Officer (Operations) 1953). He served in NHQ on Staff of Chief Naval Personnel for Duty With Secretariat Personnel Members Committee 1955. He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Naval Intelligence 1956. He served in HMCS Crusader as Executive Officer 1957. He served in HMCS Crusader (In command) 1958. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Duty with Flag Officer Atlantic Coast in Bermuda as RCN Liaison Officer and as Officer in immediate command of RCN Personnel on Detached Duty 1959. (He was retired 10/10/1963.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown Service Aircraft Flown: Fulmar, Hurricane, Seafire
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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