Person Profile

Rivers, Austin Barnhill

?–2002

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Military Service

He was appointed as a Paymaster Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 15/09/1941) (Later backdated to 15/09/1940).

He served in HMCS Captor.

He served in HMCS Givenchy, (Transferred to RCN).

He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (S) RCN).

He served in NHQ as Assistant Naval Secreatary Technical Services and Secretary to Chief of Naval Technical Services and on Staff of Officer-in-Charge Regulations Office 1948.

He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (S) RCN.

He was appointed as a Commander (S) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1953).

He served in HMCS Shearwater as Officer-in-Charge Air Stores Depot 1953.

He served in HMCS Niagara. (He was released.)

References

Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON

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