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Gillis, Harold George

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Title Commander (E) (RCN)
Official Number O-27186
 
Birth 27/02/1923 Death (nk)
Place Revelstoke Place (nk)
Area BC Area (nk)
Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Military Service
He was appointed as a Stoker 2/c (Officer Candidate UNTD) RCNVR 1943. (CFR). He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (E) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/04/1944). He served in HMCS Haligonian 1944. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1944. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (E) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1944). He served in HMCS Niobe as Additional for Passage to Kenora 1944. He served in HMCS Kenora as Additional for Engineering Training 1944-1945. He served in HMCS Niobe as Additional for HMCS Snowberry (i/c Machinery) 1945. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant (E) (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1945). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) RCNVR (With seniority dated 01/05/1945). He served in HMCS Niobe 1945. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1945. He served in HMCS Swift Currrent 1945. He served in HMCS Stadacona 1945. He served in HMCS Glace Bay as Additional 1945. He served in HMCS Glace Bay (i/c Machinery). He served in HMCS Capilano (i/c Machinery) 1945. He served in HMCS Tillsonburg as Additional 1945. He served in HMCS Tillsonburg (i/c Machinery) 1945. He served in HMCS New Liskeard as Additional 1946. He served in HMCS Scotian as Additional 1946, (Transferred to RCN 11/07/1946). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (E) RCN (Appointed 11/07/1946) (With seniority dated 01/05/1945). He served in HMCS Scotian as Additional for HMCS New Liskeard 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Officer's Divisional Course 1947. He served in HMCS Niobe as Additional 1947. He served in HMCS Magnificent on Commissioning 1947. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Damage Control and Fire Fighting Course 1949. He served in HMCS Stadacona as Officer-in-Charge Damage Control and Firefighting Officer for Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast 1949. He served in HMCS Niobe on Staff of Naval Member Canadian Joint Staff as Staff Officer Engineering 1951. He served in HMCS Bytown as Additional on Staff of Principal Naval Overseer Montreal Area for HMCS St. Laurent 1952. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1953). He served in HMCS St. Laurent as Engineer Officer 1955. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Engineer-in-Chief as Staff Officer Auxiliary Machinery 1957. He was appointed as a Commander (E) RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1959). He served in HMCS Prevost as Additional for Business Administration Course Western University 1959. He served in HMCS Naden as Additional on Staff of CTO 1960. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of Commodore Superintendent Pacific 1962. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of Commodore Superintendent as Assistant Superintendent (Production) Pacific Coast and on Staff of Superintendent Yard Esquimalt as Assistant Superintendent (Production) HMC Dockyard Esquimalt 1962. He served in HMCS Naden on Staff of Commodore Superintendent Pacific as Planning Officer Ship Repair Activity 1963. He served in NDHQ on Staff of Chief of Logistics, Engineering and Development on Staff of Director of Fleet maintenance 1964. He served in HMCS Bytown on Staff of Director Fleet Maintenance as Assistant Director Fleet Maintenance (Refit and Repairs) 1964. He served in CFHQ as Additional on Materiel Command on Staff of Deputy Chief Sea Logistics Group (Maintenance) as Director Refits and Repairs 1966. (He was retired on 05/01/1970.)
 
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References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON;
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