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Bovey, John Henry Gordon

1916–1989

Bovey, John Henry Gordon
Foto: RCN Crowsnest Magazine

Biografía

He attended Lakefield School.

Servicio militar

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.)

Embarcaciones poseídas / diseñadas

Sea Swallow - a 37 ft. 'Sea Bird' ketch

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Anécdotas

He held the title of "Champion Train Buster" during the Korean War, destroying five trains in North Korea.

Referencias

  • Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
  • Blatherwick, John (1992)

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