Biography
He was the son of the Honorable James Douglas Prentice and the father of Lieutenant James D. Prentice RCN(R).
Military Service
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (RN).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (RN).
He was appointed as a Commander RN (Retired), (Mobilized for Wartime Service 1939).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCN (With seniority dated 15/06/1927).
He served in HMC Naval Base Sydney as Staff Officer to Naval Officer in Charge 1939.
He was appointed as an AdC.
He was appointed as a Commander (Temp.) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1942).
He served in HMCS Chambly (In command) 1941.
He served in HMCS Stadacona as Captain (D) Halifax 1942.
He was appointed as an A/Captain (Temp.) RCN 1942.
He served in HMCS Ottawa (II) (In command) 1944.
He served in HMCS Qu'Appelle (I) (In command) 1944.
He Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General of Canada. (He was released 1946.) (He was credited with the first "All-Canadian" U-Boat kill of the Second World War.) (He was demobilized.)
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Blatherwick, John (1992)
