Edmond Rollo Mainguy OBE, RCN
| Born | 11 May 1901 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Died | 29 Apr 1979 | (77) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| Ranks
Retired: 1 Jan 1956 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Edmond Rollo Mainguy, RCN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMCS Assiniboine (I 18) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 10 Sep 1939 | 2 Apr 1940 |
| HMCS Ottawa (i) (H 60) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 2 Apr 1940 | 20 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Uganda (66) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 15 Aug 1944 | 21 Oct 1944 |
| HMCS Uganda (66) | Capt. | Light Cruiser | 21 Oct 1944 | 4 Jul 1946 |
Career information
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMCS Assiniboine (I 18)
26 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMCS Assiniboine (Cdr. E. Mainguy, RCN) is docked in the floating dock at Bermuda for repairs to her Asdic dome. (1)
29 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMCS Assiniboine (Cdr. E. Mainguy, RCN) is undocked and then departed Bermuda for Halifax. (1)
Destroyer HMCS Ottawa (i) (H 60)
13 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. E.R. Mainguy, RCN) departed Halifax to patrol in the Nantucket area. (1)
18 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. E.R. Mainguy, RCN) returned to Halifax from patrol. (1)
25 Sep 1940
HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. E.R. Mainguy, RCN) picks up 56 survivors from the British merchant Sulairia that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-43 356 nautical miles west of Achill Head in position 53°43'N, 20°10'W.
HMCS Ottawa also picks up 64 survivors from the British merchant Eurymedon that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-29 366 nautical miles west of Achill Head in position 53°34'N, 20°23'W.
23 Nov 1940
The Dutch merchant Bussum is torpedoed and sunk of the north-west coast of Ireland in position 55°39'N, 08°58'W by German U-boat U-100. HMCS Ottawa (Cdr. E.R. Mainguy, RCN) picks up 29 survivors.
Sources
- ADM 199/367
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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