Biographical Data
Watkins, James Lawrence Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Lieutenant (P) (RCNR)
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Birth	28/02/1935	Death	(nk)
Place	Toronto	Place	(nk)
Area	ON	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he sold real estate 1961-62. He attended the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College 1962-66. He practiced as a chiropractor in Streetsville ON. He joined the Canadian Chiropractic Association as Executive Director and later as Executive Vice-President.

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment 30/08/1954). He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 30/08/1954). He served in HMCS Cornwallis for #8 Junior Air Officer Basic Training Course 1954. He served in HMCS Quebec for Sea Training 1955. He served in USNAS Pensacola for Flight Training 1955, USS Saipan for Deck Landing Qualifications 1956. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN 30/08/1954. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 30/08/1956). He served in HMCS Shearwater for Duty With VT-40 Squadron for Avenger Conversion 1957. He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1957. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN. He served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron 1959, Released 29/08/1961. (Transferred to RCNR 1961). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (P) RCN(R). He served in HMCS York for VC-920 Reserve Squadron 1961. (He was retired 28/08/1964.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 2,228 hours. Total Fixed Wing Deck Landings: 242 (including 63 night) Service Aircraft Flown: SNJ, T-28, S2F-1, Avenger, Harvard, TBM, C-45, CS2F. Civilian Aircraft Flown: Cessna 180, Twin Apache
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2011-03-11 00:00:00

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