Biographical Data
Westropp, Lionel Charles A. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Commodore (CF)
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Birth	21/11/1937	Death	(nk)
Place	London	Place	(nk)
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Country	UK	Country	(nk)

 

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Biography
After his naval service he worked as consultant. He was the Chairman of Sackville Trust.

 

Military Service

He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 08/07/1960). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Training 1960. He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1960. He served in HMCS Micmac for Training 1960. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 08/07/1961). He served in HMCS Victoriaville 1961. He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 05/07/1963). He served in HMCS Stadacona for Junior Officer's Technical and Leadership Courses 1963. He served in HMCS Cornwallis as Navigation Instructor 1964. He served in HMCS Cape Scott as Navigating Officer 1964. He served in HMCS Sussexvale as Operations and Navigating Officer 1965. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Long Operations Course 1966. He served in HMCS St. Laurent as Operations Officer 1967. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/09/1969). He served in HMCS Bonaventure as Navigating Officer 1969. He served in Canadian Forces Staff College Course 1970. He served in HMCS Athabaskan as Executive Officer 1971. He served in French Language Training 1974. He served in MARCOM HQ as Senior Staff Officer Training 1975. He was appointed as a Commander (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/01/1975). He served in HMCS Ottawa (III) (In command) 1977-1978. He served in HMCS Algonquin (II) (In command) 1978. He was appointed as a Captain (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/01/1980). He served in CFB Halifax for Canadian Forces Fleet School as Commandant 1980. He served in National Defence College of Canada (Course 36) 1982. He served as Commander First Canadian Destroyer Squadron 1983. He served in CFB Halifax for Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare School as Commandant 1985. He was appointed as a Commodore (With seniority dated 01/07/1987). He served as Commander Canadian Fleet and MARCOM HQ as Chief of Staff (Operations) to Commander MARCOM 1987. He served in MARCOM HQ as Chief of Staff (Personnel) 1991. (He was retired 19/02/1992.)

 

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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002); MacFarlane, John M. (1994); Canada's Admirals and Commodores (3rd ed.) (2016);
Last update
2017-02-05 00:00:00

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