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Doull, John McGregor

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Title Commodore (L) (RCN)
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Birth 20/08/1916 Death 21/04/2009
Place New Glasgow Place Halifax
Area NS Area NS
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Biography
He attended McGill University.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/02/1941). He was appointed as a Electrical Lieutenant (R) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 20/08/1941). He served in H.M.S. Ramillies. He served in H.M.S. Howe. He served in H.M.S. Nelson. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SB) (Radar) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 20/08/1942). In 1943 he served in HMS Ramillies as Radar Officer. He was appointed as a A/Electrical Lieutenant-Commander (SB) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 26/05/1945) (Transferred to RCN). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (L) RCN. He served with the Naval Overseer Halifax 1946. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (L) RCN 1948. He served in NHQ for Duty With Electrical Engineer-in-Chief 1948. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 20/02/1949). He served in NHQ on staff of Electrical Engineer-in-Chief 1951. He was appointed as a Commander (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1951). He was appointed as a Captain (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1955). He served as Deputy Electrical Engineer-in-Chief 1955. He served as Principal Naval Overseer Halifax 1956. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Deputy Superintendent Atlantic Coast and as Deputy Superintendent HMC Dockyard 1957). He served in NHQ as Deputy Naval Comptroller 1959). He served in NHQ as Director Naval Programme Control 1961). He served in NHQ as Director Naval Works 1961. He was appointed as a Commodore (L) RCN (With seniority dated 01/11/1962). He served in NHQ as Director General Support Facilities 1962. (He was retired in 1966.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Summer 2009; http://www.archives.mcgill.ca/public/exhibits/mcgillremembers/results.asp?id=3125; McGill University Archives, 0000-0481.01.1.e3124;
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