Biografie
After his naval service he served as the Vice-Chancellor and Secretary General of the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem.
He was the son of Commander E.A.E. Nixon.
He survived the Halifax Explosion of 1917 in a house in the dockyard when a door fell on his baby crib protecting him from the collapsing ceiling.
He shared in the sinking of U-744, U-621 and U-984.
He was the first naval officer on the staff of the Royal Military College in 1948.
He was an official observer at the US nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll in 1956.
Militärdienst
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (Special Entry No. 38) 1935.
He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1936).
In 1936 he served in HMS Exeter.
He served with the Royal Navy for Training 1936.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1938).
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN 1939.
He served in HMCS St. Laurent 1939.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (Appointed 15/01/1940) (Seniority later backdated to 01/11/1939).
He served in HMCS St. Laurent as Executive Officer 1940.
He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander RCN 1942.
He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) as Executive Officer 1942.
He served in H.M.S. Hero (In command) 1943.
He served in HMCS Chaudiere (In command) 1943.
He served in HMCS Crescent (In command) 1945.
He served in the RN Staff College Greenwich for RN Staff Course 1947.
He served in the Joint Services Staff College Latimer UK 1948.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 15/01/1948).
He served in NHQ For Duty on Staff of Royal Military College of Canada Kingston 1948.
He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1951).
He served in HMCS Magnificent as Executive Officer 1952.
He served in NHQ as Director of Tactics and for Staff Duties 1954.
He was appointed as a Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1955).
He served in HMCS Niagara for Duty With SACLANT as Assistant Chief of Staff (Personnel and Administration) 1957.
He served in National Defence College of Canada (Course 14) 1960.
He served as Commander Fifth Canadian Escort Squadron 1961.
He served in NHQ on Staff of Director General Operational Readiness 1964. (He was released.)
Referenzen
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Blatherwick, John (1992)
- www.noac.ottawa.on.ca ↗
