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Stephen, George Hay If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Commander (RCN(R)) |
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Official Number | (nk) |
Birth | 00/00/1904 | Death | 22/03/1994 |
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Place | (nk) | Place | St. Petersburg |
Area | (nk) | Area | FL |
Country | (nk) | Country | USA |
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Honours | OBE. DSC & Bar. M.I.D. RD. |
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Biography |
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(He was qualified as a Master Mariner.) He was formerly a Hudson's Bay Company officer in the RMS Nascopie 1934-38. He was the Master of the Roman Catholic Church mission vessel M. F. Thérèse in 1939. |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCNR (With seniority dated 29/11/1934). (Mobilized for World War Two service) 21/11/1939. He was appointed as an A/Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNR 1940. He served in HMCS Mayflower (In command) 1940. He served in HMCS Mayflower (In command) 1941. After the torpedoing of HMCS Levis he was commended by a Board of Enquiry for performing a good feat of seamanship in twice getting H.M.C.S. LEVIS in tow and towing her for twelve hours in all.) He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander (Temp.) RCNR (With seniority dated 29/11/1942). He served in HMCS Columbia (I) (In command) 1942. He served in HMCS St. Laurent (I) (In command) 1943. He was appointed as a A/Commander (Temp.) RCNR. He served in HMCS Runnymede (In command) 1944. He served in HMCS St. Laurent (I) (In command) 1945. He was appointed as a Commander RCN(R). He served in HMCS Scotian on Staff as Executive Officer Ships In Reserve 1946. (He was demobilized.) He was appointed as a Commander RCN(R) (Retired) (With seniority dated 01/07/1946). (He was fully qualified as a reserve officer) |
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References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); |
Last update |
2011-02-08 00:00:00 |