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Shaw, John Bertrand Brunswick If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Lieutenant-Commander (RCNVR) |
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Birth | 27/05/1903 | Death | 29/05/1991 |
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Place | (nk) | Place | Victoria |
Area | (nk) | Area | BC |
Country | (nk) | Country | Canada |
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Biography |
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He was a reporter and journalist before the Second World War. After his naval service he was an Editor of the Victoria Daily Colonist newspaper. |
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He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 03/09/1939). He served in H.M.S. King Alfred for Training. He was appointed as a Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR (With seniority dated 03/09/1939) (Later backdated to 03/03/1938). He served in HMCS Stonecrop as Executive Officer 1941. He served in HMC LCI (L)-263 (In command) in 262nd Canadian LCI Flotilla for Operation Neptune 1944. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNVR. He served in HMCS Chambly (In command) 1945. (He was demobilized 04/01/1946.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN(R) (With seniority dated 26/12/1946). (He was released.) (He was fully qualified as a reserve officer.). (He was qualified for combined operations duties.) (He was qualified with a Watchkeeping Certificate.) |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; The Navy List Volumes I, II and III (HMSO London); |
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2011-03-22 00:00:00 |