Browne, Victor

After his naval service he joined the Canada Department of Transport and the Canadian Coast Guard.

He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCNVR (With seniority dated 11/05/1938).

He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCNVR (With seniority dated 11/05/1939). (Mobilized for World War Two service 11/09/1939).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 30/08/1939).

He served in HMCS Kings (Officer's Training Establishment) for Long Navigation Course 1942.

He served in HMCS Skeena, Mayflower.

He served in HMCS La Malbaie, Pictou.

He served in H.M.S. Bittersweet.

He served in H.M.S. Eyebright.

He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNVR 1942, Mayflower (In command) 1942.

He was appointed as aA/Commander (Temp.) RCNVR 1944.

He served in HMCS Orkney (In command) 1944, (Transferred to RCN).

He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1948).

He served in HMCS Stadacona as Staff Officer Navigation 1947.

He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax as Officer-in-Charge Navigation Direction School 1948.

He was appointed as aCommander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1951).

He served as Director (RCN) Joint Maritime Warfare School 1952.

He served in HMCS Haida (I) (In command) 1954.

He served in HMCS Penetang (In command) 1954.

He was appointed as aCaptain RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1957).

He served in NHQ as Director of Naval Manning 1958, National Defence College of Canada (Course 18) 1962. (He was retired.) (He was qualified as a Navigating Officer in a small ship and as an Intercept Officer.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.)