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Bourke, Rowland Richard LouisPhoto Credit: Libraries and Archives Canada MIKAN_3224978 |
Title | Commander (RCNVR) |
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Official Number | O-7860 |
Birth | 28/11/1885 | Death | 29/08/1958 |
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Place | London | Place | Victoria |
Area | Area | BC | |
Country | UK | Country | Canada |
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Honours | VC. DSO. Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (France). Croix de Guerre avec Palme en Bronze (France). |
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Biography |
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After his naval service he was a fruit farmer near Nelson BC before moving to Victoria BC. He worked as a civilian employee of the Department of National Defence at Esquimalt BC and was active in the formation of the Royal Canadian Navy Fishermen's Reserve on the West Coast. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNVR. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNVR. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RNVR. He served in HMC ML-276 (In command) 1918, (Transferred to RCNVR). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/09/1939) (Mobilized for World War Two service 01/09/1939). He served in RCN Barracks Esquimalt for Duty on Staff 1939. In 1944 he served in HMCS Givenchy. He was appointed as an A/Commander (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1944) (Later backdated to 1939). (He was demobilized.) (His Victoria Cross was won in the First World War on 10/05/1918 during a Motor Launch attack on the Belgian port of Ostend.) |
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Named Features | Bourke Rock (BC). Mount Bourke (BC). |
Anecdotes |
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He attempted to join the Canadian Forces but was rejected due to poor eyesight. He joined the RNVR in the UK. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); |
Last update |
2012-12-20 00:00:00 |