Military Service
(Short Service Appointment).
He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1951).
He served in HMCS Ontario for Training 1951.
He served in RCAF Centralia for Basic Flying Course 1951.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN 07/03/1952.
He served in RNAS Lossiemouth for Advanced Flying Course 1952.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) RCN.
He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron as Operational Pilot (31st Support Air Group) 1952. (He was killed in a crash at sea March 3, 1953 while on anti-submarine exercises with RN Submarine H.M.S. Andrew.)
Aircraft Flown
Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, TBM Avenger
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
