In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar

 

 

Anthony Aubrey (Tony) Turner, C.D.

 

Lieutenant, O-74420, RCNVR

 

Lieutenant-Commander, O-74420, RCN(R)

 

Born: 01 Sep 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

 

Died: 07 Dec 1991, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

 

Ships served in:

RCNVR DIVISION VANCOUVER - Listed as a Midshipman (seniority 21 Dec 1938) (Navy List Apr 1939)

* Called up for service 01 Sep 1939.  Appointed Acting Sub-Lieutenant, RCNVR (seniority 21 Dec 1939) (Navy List Mar 1940)

HMCS NADEN - Appointed to NADEN 11 Jun 1940

NHQ ESQUIMALT - Appointed to NHQ ESQUIMALT 11 Jun 1940 as staff of Extended Defence Officer and Commanding Officer Auxiliary Vessels
based at Esquimalt and of Fishermen's Reserve (Navy List Aug 1940)

HMCS MACDONALD - Appointed to MACDONALD 23 Oct 1940 (Navy List Feb 1941)

HMCS GIVENCHY - Appointed  to GIVENCHY 24 Feb 1941 (Navy List Mar 1941)

HMCS KAMLOOPS - Appointed to KAMLOOPS 15 Apr 1941 (Navy List Jun 1941)

* Appointed Lieutenant, RCNVR (seniority 21 Aug 1941) (Navy List Dec 1941)

* Appointed 1st Lieutenant (Navy List Dec 1941)

NOIC HALIFAX - Appointed to Naval Officer-in-Charge Halifax as staff of Extended Defence Officer 19 Aug 1942 (Navy List Sep 1942)

HMCS HAIDA - Appointed to HAIDA 16 Jul 1943 (Navy List Aug 1943)

HMCS NIOBE - Appointed to NIOBE, Drafting Sub-Depot, Greenoch, Scotland as staff of Drafting Officer (Navy List Feb 1944)

HMCS ST LAURENT - Appointed to ST LAURENT 01 Jul 1944 (Navy List Jul 1944)

* Appointment Terminated. Demobilized 20 Jul 1946 as a Lieutenant, RCN(R) (Navy List Oct 1946)

* Retired List 21 Aug 1940 as a Lieutenant, RCN(R) (Navy List Jun 1947)

* Promoted on the Retired List to Lieutenant-Commander, RCN(R) (seniority 21 Aug 1918) (Navy List Jul 1949)

NHQ OTTAWA - Appointed to NHQ OTTAWA, Naval Personnel Branch as staff of Chief of Naval Personnel 09 Jan 1950 (Navy List Jul 1952)

HMCS BYTOWN - Appointed to BYTOWN 11 Jul 1952 as Commanding Officer (Navy List Oct 1952)

HMCS PATRIOT - Appointed to PATRIOT, Great Lakes Training Centre 02 Apr 1957 (Navy List Jul 1957)

* Retired List at HMCS MALAHAT (Navy List Jan 1958)

* Retired List at HMCS STAR (Navy List Jan 1959) 

* Last noted on the Retired List for Jan 1960 at HMCS STAR as a LCdr, RCN(R) (seniority 21 Aug 1948)  (Navy List Jan 1960)

 

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(AAT001) Lt Tony Turner on HMCS KAMLOOPS K176

(AAT002 - AAT003) Lt Tony Turner on HMCS KAMLOOPS K176 somewhere in the St. Lawrence - 1942

(AAT004) Aubrey Turner: front, middle.  Written on the back of the photo: "The Stewards, cook and V.A. and my cat "Skipper". This is one of my departments. Don't they look frightened of me"

(AAT005) portion of a letter by Tony Turner in his later years "(believe it or not, D-Day - I was out in the English Channel, in HMCS "St. Laurent" - It was exciting & when I now think about it damn well nerve racking.) (I was 23 - so long ago)"

Courtesy of Daniel Finnis

 

 

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