Biographical Data
Maddison, Gregory Ralph Photo Credit: RCN Official Photo

 

Title	Vice-Admiral (CF)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	06/08/1949	Death	(nk)
Place	Truro	Place	(nk)
Area	NS	Area	(nk)
Country	Canada	Country	(nk)

 

Titles
Honours	CMM; MSC;
Awards
Qualifications	pcsc; ndc;

 

Biography

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (CF) (With seniority dated 01/07/1968). He served in the Royal Military College of Canada 1968. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/05/1972). He served in CFB Esquimalt for Canadian Forces Fleet School MARS Training 1972. He served in HMCS Assiniboine 1973. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/05/1975). He served in CFB Halifax for Canadian Forces Fleet School for Combat Control Officers Course 1977. He served in HMCS Terra Nova as Operations Officer 1978. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/01/1979). He served with the Sea Training Staff (Pacific) 1979. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College Course 1981. He served in CFB Toronto for Canadian Forces Staff College on Staff 1982. He served in HMCS Iroquois as Executive Officer 1983. He was appointed as a Commander (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/07/1975). He served in French Language Training 1985. He served in HMCS Athabaskan (III) (In command) 1986. He was appointed as a Captain (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/04/1988). He served as NDHQ as Director Maritime Operations Plans and Reserves 1989. He served in the National Defence College of Canada Course 1990. He served as Commander First Canadian Destroyer Squadron 1991. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 01/11/1992). He served as Commander NATO Standing Naval Force Atlantic 1993. He served in MARCOM HQ as Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel and Training) 1994. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (With seniority dated 01/01/1997). He was appointed as a Vice Admiral (With seniority dated 24/09/1997). He served in NDHQ as Commander Maritime Command and Chief of the Maritime Staff 1997. He served in NDHQ as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff 2001. (He was released 04/04/2005.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown
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Anecdotes

 

References
Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002); Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
Last update
2017-02-03 00:00:00

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