Biographical Data
Davy, Arthur Cecil Montagu Photo Credit: Unknown

 

Title	Commodore (E) (RCN)
Official Number	O-18580

 

Birth	11/10/1902	Death	02/03/1967
Place	Westmount	Place	North Saanich
Area	PQ	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

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Honours	OBE.
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Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN 1917. He served in the Royal Naval College of Canada (Eighth Term) 1917. He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1920). He served in H.M.S. Emperor of India for Training 1920. He served in H.M.S. Orion for Training. He served in H.M.S. Ajax for Training. He was appointed as A/Engineer Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1923). He served in the RN College Greenwich. He served in RNEC Keyham. He was appointed as Engineer Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1923). He was appointed as a Engineer Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1924). He served in HMCS Vancouver as Engineer Officer 1928. He served in NSHQ 1931. He was appointed as Lieutenant-Commander (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1932). He served in HMCS Skeena as Engineer Officer (D) Western Division 1933. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1935. He was appointed as Commander (E) RCN (With seniority dated 30/06/1937). He served in HMCS Stadacona For New Construction 1938. He served in HMCS Naden as Assistant to Chief Engineer 1938. He was appointed as an A/Captain (E) RCN 1939. He served in NSHQ as Assistant Chief of Naval Engineering and Construction and Director of Shipbuilding and Director of Naval Engineering Development 1939. He was appointed as Captain (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1943). He served in NSHQ as Assistant Chief of Naval Engineering and Construction 1939. He served in HMCS Givenchy For HMC Dockyard (Esquimalt) as Deputy Superintendent and Engineer Superintendent and as Commanding Officer 1946. He served in HMCS Naden for HMC Dockyard Esquimalt as Superintendent and Command Engineer Officer 1947. He served in National Defence College of Canada (Course 2) 1948. He served as Deputy Chief of Naval Technical Services and Engineer-in-Chief 1949. He was appointed as Commodore (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1950). He served in HMCS Discovery as Additional 17/10/1955. (He was retired.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John M. (1994); For Posterity's Sake Website Viewed 05/01/2019;
Last update
2019-01-05 00:00:00

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