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Boak, Eric Eversley GarrattPhoto Credit: City of Vancouver Archives |
Title | Commander (RCN) |
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Official Number | O-7320 |
Birth | 00/00/1918 | Death | 25/01/1964 |
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Place | Victoria | Place | Victoria |
Area | BC | Area | BC |
Country | Canada | Country | Canada |
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Honours | DSC. Knight (First Class) of the Order of St. Olav (Norway). |
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Biography |
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He was the son of Dr. Eric Wellseley Boak. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN (With seniority dated 31/08/1934). He served in H.M.S. Frobisher for Training (Special Entry No. 36) 1934. He was appointed as Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1935). He served in H.M.S. Dragon for Training 1935. He was appointed as Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/11/1937). In 1938 he served in HMS Excellent for Training. He served in HMCS Ottawa 1938. He was appointed as Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1938). He was appointed as A/Lieutenant-Commander RCN 1943. He served in HMCS Skeena (In command) 1943. He served in HMCS Sioux (In command) 1944. He was appointed as A/Lieutenant-Commander RCN 1945. He served in NSHQ as Hydrographer and Staff Officer Navigation 1945. He served in NSHQ as Assistant Director of Plans (Strategy) 1945. He was appointed as Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1946). He was appointed as Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1948). He served in HMCS Magnificent 1948. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Executive Officer 1948. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Additional 1950. He served on Service with RN 1951. He served in HMCS Ontario as Executive Officer 1951. (He was released from the RCN on 27/11/1951.) |
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References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); |
Last update |
2015-10-08 00:00:00 |