Frewer, Frederick Barry

He was the son of Captain Frederick Charsley Frewer RCN. After his retirement he was appointed as Director General Program Communications at Human Resources and Skills Development Canada in Ottawa ON Canada.

He was appointed as an Officer Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1963.

He served in HMCS Scotian for UNTD 1963-1964.

He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1964.

He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) 1966.

He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) 1967.

He served in HMCS Scotian.

He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) 1968.

He served in HMCS Malahat as Term Lieutenant UNTD 1968. (He was released and transferred to CF).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant (PAFF) 1970.

He was promoted Lieutenant-Commander in 1973 and served as the senior Regional Public Affairs Officer, Atlantic Region. After several appointments at NDHQ Ottawa he was promoted Commander (PAFF) and appointed Chief Public Information for the Canadian Forces based in Lahr, Germany 1986-89.

He returned to NDHQ as Director Information Production.

He was later appointed as Chief Public Affairs for the UN Protection Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992-93.

He was then seconded as the Public Affairs advisor to the Joint Parliamentary-Senate Committee developing the 1994 Defence White Paper.

In 1994 he served as Director of Public Affairs for the UN Force helping to repatriate Rwandan refugees.

He returned to Canada as Deputy Director of Public Affairs Plans and Operations at NDHQ.

He was promoted to Captain (N) (PAFF) in 1999 and served as the Director of Public Affairs Plans and Operations and senior Military Public Affairs Advisor to the CDS and Deputy Minister until his retirement from the Canadian Forces in 2001.