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Woodall, Gordon Palmer If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander (RCN) |
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Official Number | U-80100; O-79507 |
Birth | 16/08/1931 | Death | 02/02/2010 |
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Place | Moose Jaw | Place | Oshawa |
Area | SK | Area | ON |
Country | Canada | Country | Canada |
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Qualifications | MD. FRCSC. |
Biography |
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After his naval service he was an Opthalmologist. He graduated with distinction in pre-med studies, United College, Winnipeg, 1952. He graduated MD and BSc Med, University of Manitoba, 1957. He did graduate studies in ophthalmology at Colby College and Harvard University, appointed FRCSC as a specialist in ophthalmology, 1965. Re-entering civilian life in 1970, he practiced as an ophthalmologist in Oshawa until 1996. |
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 15/02/1949). He served in HMCS Chippawa 1948-1951. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 05/1951). He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 05/1953) (Transferred to the RCN 1955). He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 06/1954). He served in HMCS Discovery 1956. He served in HMCS Naden 1957. He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 07/1961). He served in HMCS Niagara 1962. He served in CFB Zweibrucken. (He retired in 1969.) |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; http://www.untd.org/; Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Obituaries Spring 2010; Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD); |
Last update |
2015-03-27 00:00:00 |