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Williamson, Albert Clare

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Title Lieutenant-Commander (RCN)
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Birth 00/00/1929 Death 29/10/2019
Place Sarnia Place Halifax
Area ON Area NS
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Military Service
He enlisted as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR 1945. (He was demobilized.) (Short Service Appointment 01/10/1951). He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1951). He served in HMCS Shearwater for No. 2 Observer Course 1953. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN (With seniority Dated 01/10/1951). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-881 Squadron 1954. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (SSA) RCN 16/04/1955. He served in HMCS Shearwater For Duty at School of Naval Aircraft Maintenance 1955, (Selected for permanent commission). He served in HMCS Niobe for Loan to RN as Helicopter Pilot 1961. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (P) RCN (With seniority dated 16/04/1963). He served in HMCS Shearwater/ HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1965. (He was released 1975.)
 
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Anecdotes
He played for the Shearwater Flyers football and baseball teams.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/obituaries/albert-clare-whitey-williamson-29234/ ;
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2019-12-01 00:00:00

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