He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN 1936, (Special Entry No. 40). He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN. In 1937 he served in H.M.S. Shropshire for Training. He served in H.M.S. Sussex for Training. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1939). He served in H.M.S. Hotspur. He served in H.M.S. Hostile. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1939). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 15/05/1940). He served in H.M.S. Excellent for RN Long Gunnery Course 1940. He served in the RCN Barracks Halifax at Gunnery School 1941. He served in HMCS Assiniboine. He served in HMCS Niobe as Executive Officer 1941. He served in HMCS Ottawa as Executive Officer 1941. In 1941-1942 he served in H.M.C.S. Ottawa . He served in HMCS Chaudiere as Executive Officer. He served in HMCS Cornwallis as Officer-in-Charge Gunnery School 1942. He served in HMCS Niobe 1943. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander RCN 1944. He served in HMCS Saskatchewan (I) (In command) 1944. He served in the RCN Barracks Halifax as Officer-in-Charge HMC Gunnery School 1945. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN 1945. He served in HMCS Iroquois (I) (In command) 1949. He served in HMCS Magnificent 1949. He served on the Staff of Flag Officer Atlantic Coast 1949. He served in HMCS Huron (I) (In command) 1950. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1951). He served in HMCS La Hulloise (In command) and Commanding Officer East Coast Training Flotilla 1950. He served in HMCS Huron (I) (In command) 1953, (Korean War Service). He was appointed as an A/Captain RCN 1953. He was appointed as a Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1955). He served in HMCS Labrador (In command) 1956. He served in HMCS Shearwater as Commanding Officer. He served in HMCS Niobe as Executive Officer and as Chief Staff Officer to the Naval Member of the Canadian Joint Staff (London) and as Canadian Naval Member to the Military Agency for Standardization 1958. He served in HMCS Cornwallis. He served in HMCS Provider (II) (In command) 1963. He served in NDHQ as Director of Naval Operations 1964. (He resigned 1965.) |