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Wedge, Richard Anthony

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Title Naval Cadet (UNTD) (RCN(R))
Official Number U-77753
 
Birth 07/08/1934 Death 14/10/2022
Place Miscouche Place Halifax
Area PE Area NS
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Qualifications LLB
 
Biography
He was qualified as a Lawyer. After practicing law in Nova Scotia and then in Ottawa with the Deptartment of Justice, he joined the Legal Department of Air Canada in Montreal in 1966. He rose to the executive ranks and was instrumental in establishing Air Canada air routes into the Peoples Republic of China and Eastern Europe in the 1970s. Upon retirement, he became an air carrier consultant in Canada and the USA.
 
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 02/01/1952). In 1951-1954 he served in HMCS Queen Charlotte for UNTD. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SB) RCN(R). He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (SB) RCN(R). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SB) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/05/1956). (He was released.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/halifax-ns/richard-wedge-10976139 (website viewed 06/11/2022);
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2015-03-26 00:00:00

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