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Cullwick, Ernest Geoffrey If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Captain (L) (RCN(R)) |
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Official Number | O-17320 |
Birth | 24/05/1903 | Death | 13/05/1981 |
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Place | Wolverhampton | Place | Dover |
Area | Area | Kent | |
Country | UK | Country | UK |
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Honours | OBE. |
Awards | DSc. FIEE. FRSE. |
Qualifications | MA. |
Biography |
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He was Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at UBC 1928-34. He was the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Alberta 1937-1946. He was the Director of the Electrical Research Division of the Defence Research Board of Canada 1947-49. He was Professor Emeritus of the University of St. Andrews in Dundee Scotland. (He was retired 1973) |
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He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 05/04/1941). He served in HMCS Stadacona. He was appointed as a Electrical Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/12/1942). He was appointed as an A/Electrical Commander RCNVR (WHA) 1943). He was appointed as an Electrical Commander RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1944). In 1944 he served in NHQ. He was appointed as a Commander (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/01/1944). He was appointed as an A/Electrical Captain (Temp.) (WHA) RCNVR, (He was demobilized). He was appointed as a Captain (L) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/07/1946). (He was released.) |
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Anecdotes |
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He is noted as a critic of the Special Theory of Relativity. |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Geoffrey_Cullwick; |
Last update |
2019-08-04 00:00:00 |