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The son of a cavalry officer, Percy Nelles chose a naval career instead and became the founding recruit of the new Canadian Navy (and sole member of the Class of 1908). and rose to Chief of the Naval Staff by the time war broke out in the Pacific. He directed the massive expansion of the Canadian Navy as an Atlantic escort force until January 1944, when he fell out with the Navy Minister and was posted to London as liaison officer.
Milner describes him as "An able, if colourless, administrator".
| 1892-1-7 |
Born at Brantford, Ontario |
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| 1910-6-26 |
Midshipman |
CL Niobe |
| 1913-12-1 |
Sublieutenant |
HMS Dreadnought |
| 1913 |
HMS Suffolk |
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| 1914-7-14 |
Lieutenant |
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| 1916 |
HMS Antrim |
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| 1917 |
Staff, Naval Service Headquarters |
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| 1920 |
Royal Navy Intelligence Course |
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| 1922-7-14 |
Lieutenant commander |
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| 1923 |
HMS Caledon |
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| 1925 |
Royal Navy College Staff Course |
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| 1925-12-1 |
Commander |
Commander, HMCS Naden |
| 1929-7-22 |
Staff Officer Technical Course |
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| 1930-3-18 |
Executive officer, CL Dragon |
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| 1931-5-22 |
Commander, DD Saguenay |
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| 1932-6-7 |
Commander, PG Stadacona |
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| 1934-7-1 |
Commodore |
Chief of the Naval Staff |
| 1938-8-4 |
Rear admiral |
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| 1941-11-19 |
Vice admiral |
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| 1944-1-15 |
Liaison officer, London |
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| 1945-1-6 |
Admiral |
Retires |
| 1951-6-13 |
Dies at Victoria |
References
JunoBeach.org (accessed 2011-10-16)
Royal Canadian Navy World War II (accessed 2011-10-16)
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