Biographical Data

Wright, Rupert Anthony

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Title Rear-Admiral (RCN)
Official Number O-80100
 
Birth 31/08/1906 Death 13/11/1990
Place Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud Place Victoria
Area Glos Area BC
Country UK Country Canada
 
Titles
Honours OBE;
Awards
Qualifications ndc; psa;
 
Biography
 
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN 1921. He served in Royal Naval College of Canada 1921. (He was released). (He was a member of the twelfth and final term of the Royal Naval College of Canada, and after its closure he re-joined under the Special Entry Scheme.) He re-joined as a Paymaster Cadet RCN (Special Entry No. 16) 1924. He served in H.M.S. Thunderer 1924. He served in H.M.S. Collingwood. He was appointed as a Paymaster Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1925). He was appointed as an A/Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1927). He was appointed as a Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1927). He served in HMCS Naden 1927. He passed the Accountant Officer's Technical Course. He was appointed as a Paymaster Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1929). He served in HMCS Saguenay as Supply Officer. He served in HMCS Naden as Accountant Officer 1935. He was appointed as an A/Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander RCN. He was appointed as a Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1937). He served in HMCS Naden as Station Accountant Officer (West Coast Station) 1935. He was appointed as an A/Paymaster Commander RCN 1939. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Station Accountant Officer (East Coast Station) 1941. He was appointed as a Paymaster Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1942). He served in NSHQ as Paymaster Director-General 1942. He was appointed as an A/Paymaster Captain RCN (With seniority dated 15/01/1942). He served in NSHQ as Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel 1942, A/Captain (S) RCN 1944. He served in HMCS Niobe for duty with Senior Canadian Naval Officer London 1944. He served in NSHQ as Director of Fleet Accounting and Secretariat 1944. He served as Director General Supply and Secretariat Branch 1945. He served in NHQ as Director General Fleet Accounting 1946. He was appointed as a Captain (S) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1946). He served as Command Supply Officer Esquimalt and Manager Supply Department at RCN Barracks 1950. He served as Command Supply Officer Halifax and Manager Supply Department at RCN Barracks 1950. He served in NHQ as Naval Secretary and Secretary to the Naval Board 1952. He was appointed as a Commodore (S) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1952). He served in NHQ as Director General Supply and and Fleet Accounting 1952. He served in NHQ as Supply Officer-in-Chief, National Defence College of Canada (Course 9) 1955. He served in NHQ as Naval Comptroller 1956. He was appointed as a Rear-Admiral (S) RCN (With seniority dated 25/11/1959). He served in NHQ as Naval Comptroller and Member of the Naval Board of Canada 1959. (He was retired 1962.)
 
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Anecdotes
 
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John M. (1994);
Last update
2011-03-08 00:00:00

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