John Allan (Canadian admiral)

John Allan
VAdm John Allan
Nickname(s) Jock
Born (1928-03-31)31 March 1928
Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Died 1 May 2014(2014-05-01) (aged 86)
Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch  Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian Forces
Years of service 1946–1980
Rank Vice-Admiral
Commands held HMCS Qu'Appelle
First Canadian Destroyer Squadron
Maritime Command
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration

Vice Admiral John Allan CMM (31 March 1928 - 1 May 2014) was a Canadian Forces officer who served as Commander of Maritime Command from 1979 to 1980.

Career

Allan joined the Royal Canadian Navy as an Ordinary Seaman in 1946. He left the RCN in 1952 as a Petty Officer 2nd class. The next year, he re-enrolled as an Officer Cadet and was commissioned as an acting sub-lieutenant in 1954. He continued his studies at Queen’s University, graduating in 1955. .[1] He became Commanding Officer of the destroyer HMCS Qu'Appelle in 1968, Project Manager of the DDH-280 Program at National Defence Headquarters in 1970 and Commander First Canadian Destroyer Squadron in 1973.[1] He went on to be Chief of Staff (Sea) in 1974, Director General Maritime Engineering and Maintenance in 1975 and Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Materiel in 1977.[1] His last appointments were as Commander Maritime Command in 1979, in which role he claimed that cutbacks were restricting the activities of Maritime Command,[2] and Deputy Chief of Defence Staff in 1980. He served in this position until he retired in 1982..[1]

He died May 1, 2014.[3]

Awards and decorations

Allan's personal awards and decorations include the following:



RibbonDescriptionNotes
Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 18 June 1979 [4]
  • Appointed Officer (OMM) on 13 December 1973 [4]
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1977
  • Canadian version
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 John Allan The Nauticapedia
  2. ↑ Cutbacks sinking Canada's Navy says Admiral The Montreal Gazette, August 2, 1979
  3. ↑ "Ottawa Citizen Obituaries". Ottawa Citizen.
  4. 1 2 "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
Military offices
Preceded by
Andrew Collier		 Commander Maritime Command
1979–1980		 Succeeded by
Andrew Fulton
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