Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman Cook RCN (With seniority dated 02/09/1952).
He served in HMCS Queen 1952.
He was appointed as a Able-Seaman Cook RCN 1953.
He served in HMCS Naden as Cook 1953.
He served in HMCS Ontario as Cook 1954. (Short Service Appointment).
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 12/09/1954).
He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) 1954.
He was appointed as a Midshipman (S) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1956).
He served in HMCS Sioux in Supply Department 1956.
He served in HMCS Ontario in Supply Department 1957.
He served in HMCS Hochelaga for Naval Supply School for Basic Supply Officer Technical Course 1957.
He was appointed as a A/Sub-Lieutenant (S) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1957).
He served in HMCS Cornwallis for Training 1957.
He served in HMCS Bonaventure for Supply Department 1958.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (S) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1958).
He served in HMCS Bytown for Staff of Technical Director of Aviation Stores 1960.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 16/09/1960).
He served in HMCS Cape Breton as Stores Officer 1962.
He served in HMCS Beacon Hill as Supply Officer 1962.
He served in HMCS Shearwater for Aviation Supply Depot as Inventory Control Officer 1964.
He served in CFB Montreal as Chief Stores Instructor 1966.
He served in USN Naval Supply Centre Pearl Harbour on Exchange With USN 1966.
He served in NDHQ for Development of Integrated Logistics Program (Devil) 1967.
He served in NDHQ as Inventory Control Manager 1971.
He served in International Commission for Control and Supervision (Viet-Nam) as Facilities Officer 1972.
He was appointed as a MAJ (Log) 1972.
He served in CFB Esquimalt as Base Exchange Officer 1976.
He served in HMCS Provider as Supply Officer 1979.
He served in NDHQ on Staff of CANEX 1981.
He served in NDHQ as Finance and Supply Officer for New Shipborne Aircraft 1985. (He retired 1988.) After his retirement he served five years on Class-C Reserve as Administrative and Support Officer Naval Reserve Mine Countermeasures Project. (He was released.)
References
- Personal Communication (Letter Blair Rogers to John MacFarlane) 28/06/1997
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- www.noac.ottawa.on.ca ↗
- Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Obituaries Summer 2006
