Biography
He attended Lindsay High School and graduated at age 22 in Medicine from Queen’s University in Kingston. Following an internship at Ottawa Civic Hospital he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. After his naval service he spent four years of surgical training at Montreal and then he began 43 years of practice in Niagara Falls in 1950.
He was former President of the Medical Staff, Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff.
In 1989 he received the Glenn Sawyer Award for outstanding service to the profession and community.
In 2005 he was appointed to Honorary Staff, Niagara Health System.
Military Service
He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1942).
He served in the 4th Minesweeping Flotilla.
He was present at D-Day at Omaha Beach. (He was demobilized.) He was appointed as a Surgeon Leiyetenat-Commander RCN(R) (On the retired list).
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- obittree.com ↗
