Robert Hilborn Falls
Robert Hilborn Falls | |
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Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Chief of Defence Staff Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Canadian Flotilla Atlantic HMCS Bonaventure HMCS Chaudière | |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces' Decoration |
| Spouse(s) | Isabelle Urie |
| Other work | President of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security) |
Canadian Forces
from 1977 to 1980.
Military career
Falls first joined the
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1980 to 1983.[1]
Falls later became president of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security).[2]
Awards and decorations
Falls' personal awards and decorations received during his naval career include the following:
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Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM) |
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Canadian Volunteer Service Medal |
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War Medal 1939–1945 |
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Special Service Medal |
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Canadian Centennial Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal |
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Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) |
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He was a qualified RCAF Pilot and as such wore the Royal Canadian Forces Pilot Wings
References
- ^ Hillmer, Norman (15 December 2013). "Robert Hilborn Falls". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
- ^ "Deaths: Admiral Robert Hilborn Falls". The Globe and Mail. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
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