Service militaire
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RCNVR.
In 1940 he served in HMCS Griffon.
He was an ASDIC Operator.
In 1940 he served in HMCS Spikenard.
In 1941 he served in HMCS Rothern. (CFR) He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR.
He served in HMCS Kings (Officer's Training Establishment) 1943.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR.
He served in HMCS Granby 1943.
He served in HMCS Leaside 1944.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 21/06/1944).
In 1945 he served in HMCS Humberstone. (He was demobilized 23/08/1945).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 10/10/1948).
He served in HMCS Griffon. (He was released.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.)
Anecdotes
He was Mentioned in Despatches "Lieutenant Zaphe has served at sea for a considerable period during the present war, both as a rating and as an officer. Whilst serving in HMCS Rosthern, he was, by his constant devotion to duty and unceasing efforts in maintaining the Asdic equipment, largely responsible for enabling his ship to drive off from three to five U-Boats, probably destroying one of them."
Références
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Blatherwick, John (1968)
- Email (Robert Cooke - Nauticapedia 06/06/2017)
