Biographical Data
MacLean, Timothy Blair Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo

 

Title	Surgeon Rear-Admiral (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	29/09/1910	Death	28/06/1982
Place	Fairydell	Place	Victoria
Area	AB	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	CStJ. M.I.D.
Awards	QHS.
Qualifications	MD

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR 1929. (Released from RCNVR). (CFR) He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant RCNVR (With seniority dated 18/09/1939). He served in Ottawa as Medical Officer. He served in HMCS Saguenay as Medical Officer. He served in HMCS Fraser as Medical Officer. He served in HMCS Margaree as Medical Officer. He was appointed as an A/Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNVR 1943. He served in HMCS Naden on Medical Staff. He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/07/1944). He was appointed as an A/Surgeon Commander (Temp.) RCNVR, (Transferred to RCN 1945). He was appointed as an A/Surgeon Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1945). He served in HMCS Uganda as Principal Medical Officer 1945. He was appointed as a Surgeon Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1947). He served in HMCS Naden for Royal Canadian Navy Hospital Esquimalt as Principal Medical Officer and Instructional Medical Officer 1947. He was appointed as a Surgeon Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1953). He served in NHQ as Deputy Medical Director General. He served in HMCS Naden as Command Medical Officer 1954. He was appointed as a Surgeon Commodore RCN (With seniority dated 08/09/1958). He served in NDHQ as Medical Director General 1958. He was appointed as a Surgeon Rear-Admiral RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1960). He served in NDHQ as Deputy Surgeon General (Professional) of Canadian Armed Forces 1959. He was appointed as the Queen's Honorary Surgeon. He served in NDHQ as Surgeon General of the Armed Forces 1960. (He was released.)

 

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Aircraft Flown
Named Features

 

Anecdotes
(He survived the sinkings of HMCS Fraser and HMCS Margaree in 1940.)

 

References
Lead & Line Vol 14 Issue 5 May 2000; Blatherwick, John (1992); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa; Perkins, J. David (2000); MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Email (Doug McLean - Nauticapedia 05/08/2014); Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
Last update
2014-08-06 00:00:00

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