Biographie
He was the brother of Tom Ransay.
He was a very keen sailor in the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.
Service militaire
He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR.
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).
He served in HMC LCI(L)-115 (In command) in 262nd Canadian LCI Flotilla for Operation Neptune. (He was present at the landings at D-Day (Operation Neptune).
He served in several engagements in the Mediteranean and was torpedoed after the Oran Landings.
He was picked up by a Norwegian freighter and taken to Gibraltar.
He took part in commando landings in Italy and North Africa.).
Références
- Hacking, Norman (1970)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
