Biographical Data

Henning, Roy Victor

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Title Commodore (RCN)
Official Number O-32460
 
Birth 13/03/1918 Death 04/08/2003
Place Kerrobert Place Edmonton
Area SK Area AB
Country Canada Country Canada
 
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Biography
After his naval service he was Executive Director Banff School of Advanced Management and later as the Commissioner of the Northeast Alberta Region (Tar Sands) for the Government of Alberta. He was elected as Trustee of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia 1970.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (E) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/03/1941). He served in HMCS Edmonton 1941. He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) 1941. He served in H.M.S. Shropshire for Training 1941. He served in H.M.S. Cardiff for Training 1941. He served in H.M.S. Excellent for Ordnance and Gunnery Courses. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (E) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/03/1941). He served in the Naval Armament Depot Esquimalt (For Arming of HMCS Prince Robert. He served in HMCS Prince David and HMCS Prince Henry). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1942) (With seniority later backdated 13/11/1939)). He served in NHQ on Staff of Director of Naval Ordnance 1944. He served in HMCS Ontario 1944, (Transferred to RCN 15/04/1946). He was appointed as a A/Ordnance Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 15/04/1946). He served in the Naval Armament Depot Dartmouth 1946. He was appointed as an Ordnance Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 13/11/1947). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Duty as Principal Naval Ordnance Overseer East Coast 1947). He served in NHQ for Naval Technical Services as Director of Fire Control 1948. He was appointed as a Ordnance Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1950). He served in HMCS Niobe as Staff Officer (Ordnance) 1951. He served in HMCS Ontario 1954). He served in NHQ as Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Technical Services 1955. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Principal Naval Overseer East Coast 1957. He was appointed as a Ordnance Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1958). He served as Assistant Canadian Naval Attache Washington 1959). He served in NHQ as Programme Manager Missile Systems 1963). He served in NHQ as Director Weapons Systems 1964. He served in NDHQ as Director Project Formulation and Management 1964. He was appointed as a Commodore RCN (With seniority dated 04/10/1965). He served in NHQ as Assistant Chief of Technical Services 1965. He served as the Commander HMC Dockyard Esquimalt 1967. He served as the Commander HMC Dockyard (Esquimalt) and Commander Technical Services (Pacific) 1969. (He was retired 13/03/1973.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994);
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2011-03-03 00:00:00

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