Biography
He was the son of Sir Robert Gunning and Helen Nancy Ann Hallett (daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Theodore Hallett RN).
He immigrated to Peace River, Alberta with his family in 1948 . After his naval service he continued to provide submarine engineering expertise to the Canadian Navy as a consultant for another 30 years.
Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN.
He served in the Royal Canadadian Naval College Royal Roads (RCNC).
He was appointed as a Midshipman (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1954).
He served with the Royal Navy for training at RN Engineering College (Manadon) 1954. (He was the winner of Queen's Canadian Dirk.) He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1956).
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1957).
He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/04/1958).
In 1958 he served in He served in HMS Porpoise.
He served in HMCS Niagara for submarine training in USS Diablo and USS Tusk.
In 1962 he served in HMCS Grilse for Engineering Department.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1965).
In 1964 he served in HMCS Niobe.
In 1964 he served in HMCS Ojibway as Engineering Officer (in commissioning crew). (He was released.)
References
- Davies, David T. (1996)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
