Biography
In the 1930s he was a salesman for Canadian Comment Magazine and MacLeans Magazine.
He sailed in the South Pacific before the Second World War.
He was the Canadian agent for Newsweek Magazine in the Yukon selling subscriptions to miners.
Military Service
In 1940 he joined the RCNVR.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 18/08/1942) (Later backdated to 1941).
He served in HMCS Fort Frances.
He served in HMCS Winnipeg.
He served in HMCS Ville de Quebec.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCNVR. (He was demobilized in 1945.)
References
- Obituary The Vancouver Sun Saturday, February 16, 2002
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
