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New Naval Badge To Honor Former Canadian Personnel
Naval Headquarters announces the Former Naval Personnel Badge for ex naval officers and ratings honorably released from service. The metal badge features a gold anchor in a navy blue circle with ten gold maple leaves and a crowned naval emblem. G W Wildblood, Vancouver Cunard manager, will retire after 51 years in transportation. He arrived in Canada in 1900 and held key posts in rail and steamship firms, serving troop embarkations in WWI and rising to Vancouver manager in 1948.
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Naval Headquarters
Naval Forces of Canada
Naval
G. W. Wildblood
Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited
Vancouver
Mr. Wildblood
England
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Rail
Steamship Department
Wildblood
Robert Reford Company
Cunard and
Donaldson Lines
Quebec
Saint John
Halifax
Toronto
British Columbia