Allin, George Edgar

In 1978-1980 he served as Chief of Surgery - Royal Alexandra Hospital - Edmonton, AB.

In 1980-1989 he served as Vice President of Medicine - Royal Alexandra Hospital - Edmonton, AB.

He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR.

He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 18/08/1943) (Later backdated to 1942).

In 1943 he served with the RN.

He served in HMC LCA-1375 (In command) with the 529th LCA Flotilla (Carried in HMCS Prince David) 1944.

He was present at D-Day in command of an LCA. (He was demobilized.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 18/08/1942).

He served as Term Lieutenant for UNTD Cadets in HMCS Nonsuch 1949. (He was released 30/09/1949).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN(R) (With seniority dated 18/08/1950) He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander RCN(R) (He was released.). (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.) He was Mentioned-in-Despatches "For distinguished services and gallantry during the invasion of the South of France (in August 1944)."

He was a younger brother of F/SGT(Obs) ALLIN, Robert Elford † (1921 - 1943) Age: 21 who was killed in a flying accident in a Halifax Bomber of 301 SQN RAF in Spanish Morocco. The family are originally from Durham Region, just E of Toronto. His father and uncle were U of T MDs and moved out to Edmonton in 1909 and established the still existing Allin Clinic. George and an older cousin, Eardley also became MDs and joined that clinic. There is an Allin Park in West Edmonton which commemorates the family.