SOME EARLY EAST COAST SPARKS |
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L Oakley A native of North Battleford, Saskatche wan, Mr. Oakley joined the Department of Marine and Fisheries at Toronto in 1930 as a radio beacon operator. After four seasons on the Great Lakes, he joined the marine section of the R.C.M.P. in Halifax and served on various patrol boats.In 1937 Mr. Oakley went back to the Department of Marine and for the next six years served at coastal stations and on government ships. He was then appointed a radio technician at Moncton air services region. In 1954 he returned to marine ser vices in Halifax as technician in charge of Hudson Bay stations. In 1961 he made his final move to Saint John, N.B. as a radio inspector. |