Biography
After his naval service he worked as the Director of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia.
Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 10/10/1942).
He served in the Royal Roads (RCNC) 1942.
He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/08/1944).
He served in H.M.S. Norfolk for Training 1944.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/04/1946).
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN 1946.
He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant RCN 01/04/1947.
He served in HMCS Micmac 1947.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 16/09/1947).
He served in HMCS Warrior 1947.
He served in HMCS Magnificent 1948.
He served in NHQ for Duty On staff of Royal Military College of Canada Kingston as Squadron Commander 1949.
He served in HMCS Antigonish 1951.
He served in the Royal Navy for Long Navigation and Direction (ND) Course 1952.
He served in HMCS Shearwater as Direction Officer 1953.
He served in HMCS Algonquin as Direction Officer and on Staff of the Commander First Canadian Escort Squadron 1954.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 16/09/1955).
He served in NHQ on Staff of Director Navigation and Direction 1955, Canadian Joint Liaison Staff (Washington) on Staff of Naval Member 1957.
He served in HMCS Lanark (In command) 1960.
He served in RCAF Staff College (Toronto) 1962.
He served in NHQ on Staff of Director Postings and Careers (Navy) 1963.
He served in MARPAC on Staff as Senior Staff Officer (Officers) 1966.
He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1967).
He served in the Royal Navy Staff College Greenwich on Directing Staff 1967.
He served in HMCS Yukon (In command) 1969, NDHQ on Staff of Director General Personnel Careers (Officers) as Career Manager (Commanders MARE and MARS and Other Engineering Classifications) 1971.
He was appointed as a Captain (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/07/1974).
He served in HMCS Provider (II) (In command) 1974.
He served as Base Commander CFB Esquimalt 1976. Retired 1981.
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Starshell (NOAC Newsletter) Autumn 2009
- The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London)
