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Tucker, John Bracken

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Title Major-General (CF)
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Birth 14/10/1926 Death 01/05/2008
Place Toronto Place Ottawa
Area ON Area ON
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 02/09/1943). He served in the Royal Roads (RCNC) 1943-1945. He was appointed as a Midshipman (S) RCN (With seniority dated 05/07/1945). He served in HMCS York 1945. He served in HMCS Uganda 1945. He served in HMCS Warrior 1946. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (S) RCN (With seniority dated 05/03/1947). He served in HMCS Naden at Supply School for Supply Officer's Technical Course 1947. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (S) RCN (Appointed 30/09/1947) (With seniority of 05/11/1946). He served in HMCS Rockcliffe as Secretary to the Senior Officer Ships in Reserve 1947. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (S) RCN (With seniority dated 05/03/1948). He served in Royal Roads as Commodore's Secretary and Staff Adjutant 1948. He served in HMCS Donnacona as Secretary to Naval Officer-in-Command Montreal 1949. He served in HMCS Niagara as Commodore's Secretary 1950. He served in HMCS Naden as Instructor and Senior Examination Officer at Supply School 1950. He served in HMCS Beacon Hill as Supply Officer 1952. He served in HMCS Naden as Staff Officer Reserve Training 1954. He served in HMCS Niagara for duty as RCN Liaison Officer at USN Aviation Supply Office Philadelphia 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (S) RCN (With seniority dated 05/03/1956). He served in HMCS Hochelaga as Deputy Officer-in-Charge Naval Supply Depot Montreal 1956. He served in HMCS Hochelaga as Senior Instructional Officer at Supply School 1958. He served in HMC Dockyard Esquimalt as Supply Officer Designate HMCS Cape Breton 1959. He served in HMCS Cape Breton as Supply Officer 1959. He served in HMCS Prevost on Business Administration Course (UWO) 1961. He served in HMCS Bytown as A/Director General Naval Supply (Plans) for Procedures and Manuals 1962. He was seconded to Treasury Board of Canada 1964. He served in NDHQ on staff of Director General of Supply Management 1964. He was appointed as a Commander (With seniority dated 27/05/1965). He served in NDHQ on staff of Director Supply Plans (DEVIL Program) 1965. He served in NDHQ as Director of CANEX Operations 1967. He was appointed as a Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1968). He served in the National Defence College of Canada (Course 24) 1970. He served in NDHQ as Director of Supply Inventory 1971. He was appointed as a Brigadier General (With seniority dated 01/06/1972). He served in NDHQ as Director General Supply 1972. He served in NDHQ as Director General Supply Systems 1973. He served in NDHQ as Director General Personnel Services 1973. He was appointed as a Major-General (With seniority dated 01/10/1977). He served in NDHQ as Chief Financial Services 1977, NDHQ as Associate Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance). (He was retired 16/04/1981).
 
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Anecdotes
He was appointed as the Honorary Colonel Commandant of Canadian Forces Logistics Branch.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); http://www.noac.ottawa.on.ca/fallsounding08.pdf; Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
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