Enlisted on 18 Jun 1962 in the Soldier Apprentice Plan at 13 Personnel Depot, Ottawa.
Sep 62 - Jun 64 5 Sqn. Signal Apprentice Training at RCSofS. Part of the 11th Intake E-38
Group 1 R&TG and Group 1 DR/Sigs Electrician
Dec 64 - Jun 67 1 Signals Squadron, Calgary AB. M/Cpl in 1966
Apr 65 - Oct 65 HQ UNFICYP, Nicosia, Cyprus
May 67 - Oct 70 4 Signals Squadron, Soest, Germany
Oct 70 - Jun 71 4 Service Battalion, Lahr, Germany
May 71 Remustered to Construction Engineering Tech (CE Tech), RCE
Jul 71 - Jun 77 CFB Esquimalt (Dockyard), Draughtsman at Base Construction Engineering Section
Jan 72 - Jun 77 Level 3, 5 & 6a CE Tech Courses, CFSME CFB Chilliwack. M/Cpl & Sgt
Jan 77 - Jun 77 Construction & Maintenance Technician (CM Tech) Level 6B Course, CFSME
Aug 77 - Jun 81 CFB Kingston, Chief Draughtsman, Base Construction Engineering
Nov 77 - Dec 77 Senior Leaders Course, CFB Borden
Sep 78 - Oct 78 WO - HQ UNEF II, Ismailia, Egypt
Jul 81- Sep 82 MWO CFB Calgary, Chief Draughtsman, Contracts Officer, Base Construction
Nov 82 Discharged. Decorations: Canadian Forces Decoration, UN Cyprus, Special Service (NATO), Peacekeeping
Sep 82 - Jun 89 Supt. Technical Services, Southern AB, Indian Affairs Canada and Public Works Canada
Jul 89 - Jul 91 Director of Public Works, Stoney Tribal Admin.
Aug 91 - May 98 Supvr. Structural Svcs., Calgary Board of Education
Jun 98 - Oct 07 Principal, Gillies Building Services Ltd
Oct 07 Retired to Sundre AB (May - Nov) and Arizona City, AZ (Nov - May)
I enjoy living in small-town Sundre, reading, history, geopolitics and camping, wintering in Arizona and golfing with my wife Deb. I have 2 adult children Dave and Lisa who live in the Kingston area.
Member of: Signallers Club of Canada; Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists (28 years); Royal Canadian Legion (40 years); National Firearms Assoc., Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Assoc.; Loyal Order of Moose; Wildrose Party; National Assoc. of Federal Retirees.
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