George Richard Macfarlane, R.C.N.

George Richard Macfarlane, R.C.N.

Male 1922 - 2000  (77 years)

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  • Name George Richard Macfarlane  [1, 2
    Suffix R.C.N. 
    Alt. Birth Abt 1900  [2
    Birth 30 Jan 1922  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Name George R. Macfarlane R.N.  [2
    Death 17 Jan 2000  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18582  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Father George Alexander Macfarlane,   b. 24 Feb 1897, Donover House, Maynalty, Co. Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1944, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Doris Gwendoline Flint,   b. Abt 1900 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 10 Jul 1921  Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F3279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kathleen Marie Rau,   b. 18 Aug 1920, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 2008, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 19 Sep 1942  Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Living Macfarlane  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. dau. Macfarlane  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • He served in tugboats on the west coast as a Mate before the Second World War. He was elected as an Alderman of Central Saanich BC for 14 years after retirement. He was qualified to command a frigate or destroyer. He carried the King's Colour in t he Royal Guard for Princess Elizabeth during the Royal Visit of 1951. He was the Commander of Royal Guard for Princess Margaret during Royal Visit of 1958. He was the Commander of the Parade for Queen Elizabeth II in Victoria in 1959. He was appoi nted as Trustee of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia 1959. He held a Master Mariner's Certificate of Service (Foreign Going). He operated a market garden in Central Saanich from 1972 to 1992.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2520] Ancestry.com.au, Ancestry Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Larbonne / LeBlonde / MacParland Owner: leblojf.

    2. [S2547] EM.

    3. [S2559] Ancestry.com, British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;).