Biographical Data
Arnet, Edgar Joseph Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Chief Skipper (Fishermen's Reserve Section) (RCNR)
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Place	Tofino	Place	(nk)
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Biography
He was the son of Jacob Arnet. He was a commercial fisherman and owned the seiner Cape Beale which he leased to the RCN for Second World War service.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Coxswain (Fishermen's Reserve Section) RCNR (With seniority dated 04/08/1938). (Mobilized for World War Two service 04/09/1939). He was appointed as a Skipper Coxswain (Fishermen's Reserve Section) RCNR (With seniority dated 01/07/1940). He served in HMCS Chatham for HMCS Cape Beale (In command) 1939. He was appointed as a Chief Skipper (Fishermen's Reserve Section) (RCNR) 1940. (He was demobilized.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Nicholson, George (1965);
Last update
2013-10-21 00:00:00

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