伝記
He was the son of Harry Edwards Donald who was an early pioneer farmer at Chemainus BC.
軍歴
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN 1914.
He served in the Royal Naval College of Canada (Fifth Term) 1914.
He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 02/02/1917).
He served in H.M.S. Leviathan for Training 1917.
He served in H.M.S. Carnarvon for Training 1917.
He served in H.M.S. Roxborough for Training 1917.
He served in H.M.S. Minotaur for Training 1917.
He served in H.M.S. Ramillies for Training 1918.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 02/02/1919).
He served in H.M.S. Umpire as First Lieutenant 1919.
In 1920 he served in HMS Dolphin for Submarine Course.
He served in HM Submarine K-22 as Navigating Officer 1920.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1921).
He served in HMC Submarine CH-14 as First Lieutenant 1921.
He served in HM Submarine K-6 as Navigating Officer 1922.
He was the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the Royal Navy Atlantic Fleet in 1923.
He served in HMCS Ypres (In command) 1927.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1929).
He served in H.M.S. Renown 1929.
He served in HMCS Champlain 1930.
He served in HMCS Naden 1930.
He served in HMCS Skeena as Executive as Executive Officer 1932.
He served in HMCS Vancouver (I) (In command) 1934.
He served in HMCS Skidegate (In command) 1938.
He served on Staff of Commanding Officer Pacific Coast as Extended Defence Officer and Commanding Officer Auxiliary Vessels based at Esquimalt and of the Fishermen's Reserve 1939.
He served in HMCS Ambler (In command) 1940.
He was appointed as an A/Commander RCN.
He served in HMCS Annapolis (I) (In command) 1940.
He served in HMCS Ottawa (I) (In command) 1941.
He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1942).
He served in HMCS Shelbourne as Naval Officer-in-Charge Shelburne NS 1942.
He was appointed as an A/Captain RCN.
He served in HMCS Shelburne.
He served in HMCS Givenchy as Naval Officer-in-Charge Esquimalt BC 1945.
He served in HMCS Givenchy as Captain HMC Dockyard (Esquimalt) and King's Harbour Master and Captain of the RCN Barracks Esquimalt and Senior Officer Ships In Reserve 1945. (He was released 31/03/1947.)
命名された地物
Donald Island (BC).
参考文献
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Blatherwick, John (1992)
- Memories of the Chemainus Valley (1978)
