Biography
He attended Lakefield School.
Military Service
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCNVR (With seniority dated 27/11/1937).
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCNVR 1938.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCNVR (With seniority dated 26/08/1939) (Later backdated to 26/02/1938). (Mobilized for World War Two service 12/09/1939).
He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1944).
In 1944 he served in HMCS Stadacona.
He served in HMCS Swift Current.
He served in HMCS Wallaceburg (In command) 1945, (Transferred to RCN).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 12/03/1939).
He served in HMCS Wallaceburg (In command) 1945.
He served in HMCS Qu'Appelle (I) (In temporary command) 1945.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 12/03/1947).
He served in HMCS Stadacona as Staff Officer Intelligence and Trade 1947.
He served in HMCS Crusader (In command) (Korean War Service) 1952.
He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1953).
He served in HMCS Avalon as Canadian Naval Commander Newfoundland and as Senior Officer-in-Command 1956.
He served in HMCS Saguenay (II) (In command) 1958.
He served in HMCS Athabaskan (II) (In command) and as Commander Canadian Escort Squadron Three and as Senior Officer-in-Command 1959.
He was appointed as an A/Captain RCN.
He served as Naval Attache Moscow/Helsinki 1963. (He was retired in 1961.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.)
Vessels Owned / Designed
Sea Swallow - a 37 ft. 'Sea Bird' ketch
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Anecdotes
He held the title of "Champion Train Buster" during the Korean War, destroying five trains in North Korea.
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Blatherwick, John (1992)
