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Turner, John Alexander

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Title Commander (AERE)
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Birth 29/07/1924 Death 09/02/1998
Place Oshawa Place Chilliwack
Area ON Area BC
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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He was appointed as a Stoker 2/c Artificer Apprentice RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1942). He was appointed as an A/ERA 4/c RCNVR. He served in RNAS Worthy Down for Airframe and Aero Engine course 1944. (He was demobilized 19/11/1945). (Transferred to RCN 01/07/1946). He was appointed as a ERA 2/c RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1946). He served in RNAS Worthy Down for Air Ordnance Course 1947. He served in RNAS Eglinton for 19th Carrier Air Group in 803 Squadron 1947. He served in RNAS Arbroath for Airframe and Aero Engine Conversion Course 1949. He was appointed as a P1AT4 RCN. He served in HMCS Shearwater for Aircraft Maintenance and Instructional Duties 1950. He was appointed as a C2AT4 RCN. He served in HMCS Naden for Preparatory school 1953. (CFR). He was appointed as a A/Commissioned Engineer (A/E) RCN (With seniority dated 30/08/1954). He served in RNEC Manadon for Aeronautical Engineering Course 1954. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Officer-in-Charge Station Workshops 1955. He was appointed as a Commissioned Engineer (A/E) RCN (With seniority dated 30/08/1954). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) (A/E) RCN (Appointed 01/04/1958) (With seniority dated 15/06/1956). He served in HMCS Shearwater on Staff of School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VF-870 Squadron as Engineer Officer 1960. He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Maintenance Officer 1962. He served in CFHQ in Directorate of Training as Staff Officer (Air Ground Technical Training) 1965. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (E) (A/E) RCN (With seniority dated 22/08/1965). He was appointed as a Commander (AERE) (With seniority dated 01/07/1969). He served in CFB Rivers as Base Technical Services Officer 1969. He served in CFB Rivers as Base Commander 1970. He served in CFB Esquimalt as Base Technical Services Officer 1970. (He was retired on 29/07/1974.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
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