Person Profile

Walker, Ronald Trevor

1937–2017

Also Known As: Ron

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Biography

He attended UBC Medical School. After twenty-two years as a sole practitioner he joined the Caledonia Medical Clinic in Nanaimo and stayed there for three years before retiring.

Military Service

He was appointed as an Officer Cadet RCN.

He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment).

He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956).

He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN.

He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN. (Transferred to RCNR).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) (CND) (With seniority dated 14/06/1960).

He served in HMCS Discovery. (He was released.)

Anecdotes

He and two other Navy doctors started the first walk-in clinic in Canada.

He was then transferred to Chilliwack where he ran the base hospital until he resigned from the Navy to go into practice in North Vancouver.

References

Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON

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