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Parker, Charles Roger

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Title Commander (RCN)
Official Number 0-57496
 
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He was appointed as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant RCNVR (With seniority dated 23/04/1941). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 18/08/1942). He served in HMCS Uganda 1944. He served in HMC LCI (L)-125 (In command) in 262nd Canadian LCI Flotilla for Operation Neptune 1944. (Transferred to RCN 17/01/1946). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 17/01/1946). He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1951). He served in HMCS Ottawa (III) (In command) 1956. He served in HMCS Naden on staff of Maritime Commander Pacific as Chief Staff Officer Plans. (He retired on 22/01/1965.)
 
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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Awarded as per Canada Gazetteof 24 June 1945 and London Gazetteof 23 May 1944. "For good service in attack on Salerno."Salerno is south of Naples on the west coast of Italy and the landings by the Fifth British Army had takenplace in September 1943.
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992);
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