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Title	Brigadier-General (PDEV) (CF)
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Birth	14/09/1926	Death	07/08/1997
Place	Vancouver	Place	Ottawa
Area	BC	Area	ON
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Biography
He was married to Lieutenant (MN) Stella May Doyle RCN.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Instructor Sub-Lieutenant RN 1947. He served in H.M.S. Fisgard (Royal Navy Apprentice Training Establishment) 1948, (Transferred to RCN) 1949. He was appointed as an Instructor Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1950). He served in HMCS Cornwallis. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Instructor. He served in HMCS Magnificent. He served in HMCS Cornwallis 1952. He served in HMCS Shearwater at Naval Aircraft Maintenance School (Educational Training Centre) 1954. He was appointed as an Instructor Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1956). He served in H.M.S. Excellent for Gunnery Courses 1956. He served in RNC Greenwich for Courses. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Fire Control Systems Instructor. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Course Coordinator in Weapons Division 1960. He served in HMCS Assiniboine 1961. He served in US Naval Post Graduate School Monterey 1962. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Officer-in-Charge Academic Division at Fleet School 1964. He was appointed as an Instructor Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1964). He served in HMCS Stadacona as Officer-in-Charge Electrical Division Fleet School Halifax 1967. He served in CFB Halifax as A/Commandant Fleet School Halifax 1969. He served in Training Command HQ as Senior Staff Officer Training Research and Development 1970. He was appointed as a Colonel (PDEV) (With seniority dated 01/01/1973). He served as Commandant Canadian Forces Fleet School Halifax 1973. He served in NDHQ as Director Personnel Careers (Other Ranks Operational and Technical) 1976. He was appointed as a Brigadier General (With seniority dated 01/12/1978). He served in NDHQ as Director General Manpower Utilization 1978. (He was retired.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994);
Last update
2011-01-30 00:00:00

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