DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL lhlp m: utf)orttp THE CANADIAN NAVY LIST . :~ CORRECTED T01t)th NOVEMBER, 1940 N.S.98-1-3 475-11-40 (8308) f")TTAWA EDMOND CT 4 ; rIER, KJ N. ,'S PRINTER 1940 -"" ' . .~ . \ 3 CONTENTS. Th~ names of Officers on the Active List oJ the Royal Navy, who are lent for 8ervice under the Canadian Government are included in the Alphabetical and Seniority Li8u oj the Officers of the Royal Canadian Navy, on pa(Je8 10 and 160 PAGJII. Alphabetir.al Index of Officers- Of Royal Canadian Navy. (See above note) 0.0....... 10 Officers of the Naval Staff, Ottawa 0 0............... 100 Dockyards- R.M.C. Dockyard, Esquimalt, B.C., Officers of.. 0 •• 0 ••••••••••• 0. •••••• 122 HoM.C. Dockyard, Halifax, NoS., Officers oL o. 107 Obituary o, .......................... .. .............. 147 Rank and Command•.................•.. 0 •• 0 •••••••••••••••••• 0 0 ••• 0 • • • • • • • 148 Relative Rank of Officers of Navy, Army &; Air Force.. 0 •• 0 0 00.0............ 149 Removals 0 • 0 •• 0 0 •••• 0 0 •••• 0 0 • 0 0 0 • 0 • 0 ••• 0 0 •••••• 0 •••• 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 •• 0 0 • • • • 147 Royal Canadian Naval Reserve- Alphabetical List of Officers 000000 •••• 0. 0 0 o 00' • 0 ••• 0. 0 0 " • • 18 List of Officers with seniority. 0 •••••• 00. 0 •••••••••••• 0 0 •• 0 ••• 0 •••••• 0 ••• 0 64 List of Retired Officers. 0 0 0 ••••••••••• 0••••••••••••••••••••••• •• •••••••• 143 Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve- Alphabetical List of Officers. 0 0 • 0 •• 0.... • .. 32 List of Officers with seniority. 0 •••• 0 0 • 0 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 00' •••• 78 List of Divisions and their Officers. o. 0000 ••••••••••••••••• 0. 0 •••••• 0.... 138 List of Retired Officers...•. 0 0.... .. ... ... .. 144 Royal Canadian Navy- Alphabetical List of Officers of.. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Officers of. List in Seniority........... 54 Officers of, Serving in the Royal Navy 0 .. ••••••• .. .. 128 Lilt of Retired Officers...••••••• 00' 0...... ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 142 Sea Cadet Corps Affiliated 'with the RoC.N.V.R.............. .••••.••• •••••. 146 Shore Establishments, Officers of 0 o. 100 4 NOTE. Officers who may notice errors or omissions in the Lists are Invited to communicate direct with THE EDITOR OF THE NAVY LIST. Department of National Defence, Ottawa. ThtJ CANADIAN NAVY LIST is compiled and published by order for the con­ venience of the Service, but, a, error, may occasionally occur, the Department of National Dejeftc. re,e"e, the right to determine the status of any Officer accordinu to the actual circum,tance. of the caBe, independently of any entry in the N aVII List. ABBREVIATIONS, ETC. NOTES. Officers whose names are in italics in the List of Ships, Vessels an(. Establish­ ments are those borne as additional or supernumerary. (Act.) Acting Rank. P. Cdt.•......Paymaster Cadet. (A/S} Qualified in Anti-Submarine Q.C In the seniority list denotes Duties. a Warrant Officer or Officer . promoted therefrom who C Captam. isqualifiedfor commandof Cd. Eng Commissioned Engineer. seagoing small craft under Cd. Gr Commissioned Gunner. Art. 361 K.R. and A.!. Cd. Sh Commissioned Shipwright. edt•........•..Cadet. R.C.N.V.R.. Royal Canadian Naval Ch. Skr Chief Skipper. Volunteer Reserve. Cr......" Commander. R. C. N. R. .. Royal Canadian Naval Cd. V.O Commisiiioned Victualling Reserve. Officer. (S) ..•........For Signal duties. S.B Special Branch. Cse. (Gr.} ...•.Course for rank of Lieut. atS. C.....••... Undergoing; short course of R.N. College, Greenwich. instruction. E. Cr Engineer Commander. Sec Secretary to a Flag Officer CG) For Gunnery Duties. Sg. L Surgeon Lieutenant. (G) Cse Specialist Gunnery Course. Skr.•.•..•.•..Skipper. Gr Gunner. S. L Sub-Lieutenant. (I} Passed as Interpreter. Sg. L.-Cr Surgeon Lieut.-Comman- (I} Paid as Interpreter. der. I.D.C. Cse•...Course atlmperial Defence S. L. (E} Sub-Lieutenant (E) College. Staff Cse Staff Course. i.d.c......••••Completed Course at Im- (T) For Torpedo Duties. perial Defence College. (Temp.) Temporary appointment. L Lieutenant. W. Eng Warrant Engineer. L.-Cr..•......Lieutenant-Commander. W. Sh.....•••Warrant Shipwright. L (E) Lieutenant (El WIT Wireless Telegraphy. m Medal lor War Service. W. V. 0 Warrant Victualling Mid Midshipman. Officer. Mid (E)•..•• •Midshipman (E). W. W•........Warrant Writer. (N) For Navigating Duties. E9 .•.•.•....•.Qualified as Instructor in P. Cr...••....Paymaster Commander. Physical Trnininl!". P. L. Cr Paymaster Lieut.-Com- (t) In Seniority List an Ae- mander. countant Officer who hal passed the Accountant P. L Paymaster Lieutenant. Officers' Tech n leal p.s.c Passed Ataff Coune. Course. P. S. L Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant. P. M.id Paymaster Midshipman. 15254-2 HONORARY DISTINCTIONS. K.G........ Knight of the Garter. P.C Member of H.M. Privy Council. G.C.B Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. G.C.S.I. ..•.....•.....•........Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India. G.C.M.G Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. K.C.M.G Knight Commander of ditto. C.M.G Companion of St. Michael and St. George. G.C.I.E Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. G.C.V.O Knight Grand Crosl! of Royal Victorian Order. M.V.O Member of the 4th and 5th Classes of ditto. D.S.C ' Distinguished Service Cross. D.S.M Distinguished Service Medal. O.S.O......••..................Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. G.B.Eo, Knight Grand Crosl! of the Order of the British Empire. C.H Companions of Honour. C.H.E Commander of the Order of the British Empire. O.B.E Officer of the Order of the British Empire. M.B.E Member of the Order of the British Empire. AdC Aide-de-Camp to H. E. the Governor General. AdC (P) Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Gover· nor of the Province. R.D Reserve Decoration. V.D Volunter Decoration. ·Before the name of an Officer in the Seniority List denotes that he is authorised to wear a Foreign Order on all )ccBsions. 7 THE KING. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ATHLONE, K.G., P.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., F.R.S. ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY. MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFI·jNCE FOR NAVAL SERVICES: THE HONOURABLE ANGUS L. MACDONALD, B.A., LL.B., S.J.D. ACTING DEPUTY :MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE FOR NAVAL SERVICES: LIEUTENANT-COLONEL K. S. MACLACHLAN CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF: REAR-ADMIRAL PERCY W. NELLES 15254-21 8 DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE NAVAL SERVICE. MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE FOR NAVAL SERVICES The Honourable ANGUS L. MACDONALD, B.A., LL.B., S.J.D. DEPUTY MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE FOR NAVAL SERVICES Lieutenant-Colonel K. S. MACLACHLAN CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF Rear-Admiral PERCY W. NELLES DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF Captain HOWARD E. REID DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE Commander ERIC S. BRAND, R.N., (Acting Captain) DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL Captain HAROLD T. W. GRANT DIRECTOR OF NAVAL ORDNANCE Commander RUPERT W. WOOD DIRECTOR OF PLANS Commander FRANK L. HOUGHTON DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Commander ROGER E. S. BIDWELL DIRECTOR OF MERCANTILE MOVEMENTS Commander DONALD W. FARMER, R.C.N. (Temp.) (Commander R.N. (Ret'd.) ) ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF Engineer-Captain ANGUS D. M. CURRY DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL DIVISION Engineer Commander JOHN F. BELL (Temp.) (Engineer Captain R.N. Ret'd.) NAVAL SECRETARY Paymaster Captain MARIE J. R. O. COSSETTE. DIRECTOR OF NAVAL STORE~ EDWARD LISLE, ESQ. (On Active Service) ACTING DIRECTOR OF NAVAL STORES ALLAN B. COULTER, ESQ. 9 ALPHABETICAL LIST of the ACTIVE OFFICERS of the ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY. 10 Alphabetical List of the Officers Name Rank Seniority Adams, Kenneth F.. ........................... L. Cr. 3 Jan. '36 (Acting Commander) Agnew, Ronald 1.. O.B.E....................... Cr. 1 Jan. '30 Allen, James, O.B.E. (Temp.) AIL. Cr. 8 April '40 (E) Alleyne, Victor P. (Temp.) (Acting Commander) L. Cr. 1 Oct. '17 (Cr. R.N. Ret'd.) Annesley, John C. L . L. 15 June '40 Armstrong, Edgar L. (Temp.) (R.N. Ret'd.) . L. Cr. 30 April '33 Arnold, Horace R. (Act.) . W.Eng. 1 Jan. '40 Baker, Archibald H . L. 7 July '36 Balfour, Robert . L. (E) 5 Nov. '34 Bannatyne, Ninian (Temp.) . L. Cr. (E) 1 Jan. '24 Barber-Starkey, Joseph W. M . S.L. (E) 1 Jan. '39 Barclay, John W. C . P.S.L. 1 July '39 (Temporary Pay. Lt.) Barnes, George B. F. (Temp.) . L. Cr. 2 July '28 (R.C.N. Ret'd.) Bate, Holland K . Mid. (E) 1 May '40 Beard, Charles T. (Temp.). (R.C.N. Ret'd) . Cr. 1 Sept. '26 Beard, Thomas N. K . Mid. 1 May '40 Beech, William J. R., AdC . Cr. 1 July '33 (Act. Capt.) Bell, John F., O.RE. (Temp.) . Engr. Cr. 13 July '17 (Engr. Capt. R.N. Ret'd.) Benoit, Cecil J . Cdt. 14 Aug. '40 Bidwell, Roger E. S . Cr. 1 July '39 Binmore, Henry A. (Temp.) (R.N. Ret'd.) . L. Cr. ] Apr. '18 Blakel~ck, John C . L. 1.5 June '40 Boak, Eric E. G . L. 1 July '39 Bolus, Hal B . L. (E) 1 May '40 Brand, Eric S. (Lent from R.N.) . Cr. 31 Dec. '29 (Acting Captain) Brissenden, William E. (Temp.) (R.N. Ret'd.) . P. Cr. 1 July '40 Brodeur, Victor G " ,. C. 1 Jan. '36 Brown, Charles H . Sh. Cr. 1 July '40 Budge, Patrick D . Gr. 24 Nov. '34 Caldwell, Frank B. L. 1 Feb. '39 Caldwell, John B ". L. (E) 1 Mar. '38 Chadwick, Ernest M . Mid. 1 Sept. '39 Chance, Peter G . Cdt. 14 Aug. '40 Charles, John A..................•............ S.L. 1 .Ian. '40 Clark, Leonard H . Mid. (E) 1 May '40 Clarke, Alfred W . Wt. Engr. 15 Nov. '33 Clarke, Edward N . L. (E) 1 May '38 Cogdon, Noel.