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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
Francis Lloyd George Askwith is buried in the Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, ON
* Listed as training with the Royal Navy as an A/SLt, RCNVR (seniority 24 Apr 1940) (Navy List Apr 1940). Appointed SLt (SB), RCNVR (Navy List Nov 1940) HMCS STADACONA (Depot Ship Halifax) - Appointed to STADACONA, Signal Staff 10 Sep 1941 as a Lt (SB), RCNVR (Navy List Sep 1942) HMCS DOCKYARD HALIFAX - Appointed to HMC Dockyard Halifax, Radar Duties 31 Jul 1943 as a Lt (SB), RCNVR (Nay List Aug 1943). Appointed Electrical Lieutenant (seniority 24 Apr 1942) (Navy List Dec 1943) HMCS NIOBE - Appointed to NIOBE 21 Jan 1944 El. Lt, RCNVR (Navy List Feb / May 1944) Seniority backdated 24 Apr 1942 (Navy List Jun 1944) HMCS NIOBE - Appointed to NIOBE, Weapons and Equipment Section as Liaison Officer with D.D.S.D. (M) 15 May 1944 as a El. LCdr (R), RCNVR (Navy List Jan 1945) *Retired List as a Lt (L), RCN(R) (seniority 21 Apr 1941) (Navy List Apr 1946) * Promoted on the Retired List to LCdr (L), RCN(R) (seniority 24 Apr 1949) (Navy List Jul 1949) HMCS CARLETON (Retired List) as a LCdr (L), RCN(R) (Navy List Jul 1952) * Not listed in the Navy Lists after Jul 1952.
Article from the Ottawa Citizen 30 Sep 1941
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