He was appointed as a Leading Seaman RCN.
In 1942 he served in HMCS Ottawa. (He was demobilized.)
On September 13, 1942 he survived the torpedoing and sinking of HMCS Ottawa (H.60) by the German submarine U-91.
Goodwin, James (2007)
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