Cecil Beanlands served in the RCNR as an ERA and attained the rank of Chief ERA before commissioning from the ranks. He was appointed as an A/Warrant Engineer, RCNR and then transferred to the RCN.  He was honourably released on 04 May 1953 as a Lt (E)*, RCN

Ships served in:

HMC DOCKYARD - Appointed to HMC Dockyard 21 Apr 1942 as an A/Warrant Engineer, RCNR (Navy List Sep 1942)  Transferred to RCN as A/Wt (E) (Navy List Dec 1943)

HMC DOCKYARD - Appointed to HMC Dockyard, Motor Launch Repair Depot 15 Oct 1943 an an A/Warrant Engineer, RCN

HMC DOCKYARD - Appointed to HMC Dockyard, Motor Launch Repair Depot 01 Jun 1944 as a A/Warrant Engineer, RCN (Navy List Sep 1944)

HMC DOCKYARD - Appointed to HMC Dockyard, Staff of Manger Engineering Department 01 Feb 1946 as a Commissioned Engineer (Cd Eng), RCN (Navy List Apr 1946)

HMC DOCKYARD - Appointed to HMC Dockyard 16 Feb 1947 as a Cd Eng, RCN (Navy List Jul 1947)

RCN BARRACKS HALIFAX - Appointed to RCN Barracks Halifax, Mechanical Training Establishment 13 Mar 1950 as a Lt (E)*, RCN (Navy List Jul 1950)

* Honourably Released 04 May 1953 as a Lt (E)*, RCN (Navy List Jul 1953)

Article on fur Beanlands brothers serving during WW2 - Gordon Arthur (ERA), Stewart Allison (CERA), Cecil John (ERA) and Herbert Leslie, Sergeant-Major, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps

The Beanlands family in HMC Dockyard

Courtesy of Bruce Beanlands

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