Amyot, Francis

After his naval service he was a Welfare Officer with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.

He was appointed as a Lieutenant (S.B.) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 21/05/1941).

He served on loan to He served with the Royal Navy 1942.

He served in HMC ML-077 (In command) 1944.

He served in HMC M.L.-115 (In command) 1945.

He served in HMC M.L.-114 (In command) 1945. (He was demobilized.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R).

He served in HMCS Carleton.

He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN(R) (With seniority dated 21/05/1950). (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping certificate.)

At an early age Frank, along with his three brothers, developed a keen interest in canoeing, admitting later, “Canoeing was something of a religion.” His racing career began in 1923 when he won the Canadian Intermediate Singles, and in years to follow he won the senior competition six times.

In the 1936 Berlin Olympics he set the new world record for the 1,000 meter race at 5:32.1, winning Canada’s only gold medal for the games.