Biography
He was the son of Christian Sivertz and Elinborg Samuelsdottir.
He served as a seaman and ship's officer in the Merchant Marine 1922-1932.
He served in the tugboat Alcedo as a Deckhand in 1922.
He taught school 1936-1939. Afterwards he served as a Foreign Service Officer in Department of External Affairs 1946-1950.
He served in the Department of Northern Affairs 1950-1967 as Chief of the Arctic Division 1954 and Director Northern Administration Branch 1957-1963.
He was appointed as the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories 1963-67.
He retired from the Public Service in 1967.
He was elected as a member of the Thermopylae Club in Victoria BC in 1934.
Military Service
He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNR 1939, (Mobilized for World War Two service).
He served in HMCS Stone Frigate (First Course) for Training 1940.
He served in HMCS Stone Frigate as Navigation Instructor 1940.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNR (With seniority dated 15/02/1941).
He served in HMCS Stadacona for Navigation School.
He served in HMCS Kings (Officer's Training Establishment) 1941.
He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNR (With seniority dated 01/07/1943).
He served in HMCS Kings (Officer's Training Establishment) 1941.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNR (With seniority dated 01/07/1944).
He served in HMCS Kings (Officer's Training Establishment) as Commanding Officer 1944-1945. (He was demobilized August 1946).
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Blatherwick, John (1992)
- Tidings (Alumni Newsletter of the University of King's College) Halifax NS
- Jupp, Ursula (1967)
