Biography
He celebrated Canada's centennial by taking 3,500 photographs of downtown Toronto sites, all keyed to maps.
He repeated the same pictures in 1977 and again in 1987, a project for which he received the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada in 1992. (The D.H. Ritchie Collection resides at Toronto Reference Library.) He was also recognized (Award of Merit) in 1993 by the Toronto Historical Board for the publication of "North Toronto"
Military Service
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 07/09/1942).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 07/09/1943).
He served in HMCS North Bay.
He served in HMCS Rimouski. (He was demobilized.)
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- www.legacy.com ↗
