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Dicks, John TheodorePhoto Credit: Unknown |
Title | Chief Skipper (RNCVR) |
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Official Number | (nk) |
Birth | 07/12/1874 | Death | 09/01/1966 |
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Place | Burgeo | Place | Georgetown |
Area | Area | PE | |
Country | Newfoundland | Country | Canada |
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Qualifications |
Biography |
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(He was qualified as a Master Mariner). |
Military Service |
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He was appointed as a Temporary Chief Skipper RNCVR (With seniority dated 06/06/1917). He served in HMCS Niobe for HMC C.D.-69 1917. He served in HMS Cormorant for HMC C.D.-69 (In command) 1918. He served in HMS Vivid III (Gibraltar) for HMC T.R.- 21 1918. He served in HMCS Seagull for HMC T.R.-21 1918. He served in HMCS Niobe as Additional 1918. (He was demobilized December 24th, 1918). |
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Anecdotes |
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"He was born in Newfoundland, lived for several years in Nova Scotia and settled in Prince Edward Island. He joined the RNCVR not long after the Steamer Edward – which he was skipper of – was lost off Newfoundland. He, along with two other guys (F. Billard and Charles Pike) from the Edward were mentioned in a letter from the Senior Naval Officer in Sydney. All were out of work at the time and recommended for enlistment." (source (grandson) Bill Dicks) |
References |
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Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Email (Bill Dicks to John MacFarlane) 09/12/2011; |
Last update |
2011-12-09 00:00:00 |