Wallace Bourchier Creery, RCN

Born  22 Feb 1900Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died  3 Feb 1987(86)Ottawa, Ontario, Canada


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Ranks

2 Dec 1918 S.Lt.
2 Sep 1920 Lt.
2 Sep 1928 Lt.Cdr.
1 Aug 1935 Cdr.
1 Jul 1942 Capt.
29 Apr 1950 Rear-Admiral

Retired: 8 May 1955


Decorations

1 Jan 1946 CBE

Warship Commands listed for Wallace Bourchier Creery, RCN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMCS Fraser (H 48)Cdr.Destroyer1 Sep 193825 Jun 1940
HMCS Prince Robert (F 56)Capt.Armed Merchant Cruiser8 Dec 194410 Dec 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMCS Fraser (H 48)


25 Sep 1939

Convoy HXF 2.

This convoy departed Halifax on 25 September 1939.

The convoy was made up of only one ship, the Lancastria (British, 16243 GRT, built 1922).

On departure from Halifax the convoy was briefly escorted by the destroyers HMCS Fraser (Cdr. W.B. Creery, RCN) and HMCS Saguenay (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Miles, RCN).

The Lancastria arrived in the Downs on 4 October 1939. She subsequetly proceeded to London. (1)

Sources

  1. ADM 199/2184

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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