Biography
After his retirement at the age of 55, he served briefly as a full-time reservist working on coastal defence projects and then as the civilian Deputy Chief of Staff Materiel, Maritime Command.
Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) 1951.
In 1951 he served in HMCS Malahat for UNTD. (Transferred to RCN) He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1953).
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1955).
He served in HMCS Niobe for General Education and Warfare Course Royal Naval College Greenwich 1955.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1956).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/11/1956).
He served in HMCS Restigouche.
He served in HMCS Thunder (III) (In command) 1967.
He served in HMCS Skeena (II) (In command) 1968.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1968).
He was appointed as a Commander (MARS) (With seniority dated 01/01/1976).
He served in HMCS Fraser (II) (In command) 1978-1981.
He was appointed as a Captain (MARS).
He served as Base Commander CFB Halifax. (He was released.)
Anecdotes
He published three books of popular history focused on naval and military matters: Nelson’s Yankee Captain, First to Die, and Bastions of Empire— all written in his seventies and published by Halifax’s Formac Press.
References
- Macpherson, Ken & Ron Barrie (2002)
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD)
- navalreserveassociationofcanada.ca ↗ (Viewed 07/02/2026)
