About Ralph Hennessy
Lived 1918 – 2014 (aged 95). Ralph Hennessy was a military personnel.
Vice Admiral Ralph Lucien Hennessy DSC, CD (4 September 1918 – 13 June 2014) was a senior officer in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Naval career Hennessy joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a cadet in 1935. He served in the Second World War in command of the destroyers , , and . He went on to be Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel in 1960, Flag Officer Atlantic Coast in 1963 and Chair of Military Manpower in 1964.
WWII 1939–1945
WWII 1939–1945 with France & Germany Clasp
WWII 1939–1945
WWII 1939–1945 with Overseas Service bar
WWII 1939–1945
Decoration awarded in 1952
Decoration awarded in 1967
Decoration awarded in 1977 Canadian version
Decoration awarded in 1992
with two Clasp for 32 years of services George VI version
with three Clasp for 27 years of services
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Who was Ralph Hennessy?
Royal Canadian Navy officer
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Ralph Hennessy was born on 4 September 1918.
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Ralph Hennessy died on 13 June 2014.
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Ralph Hennessy was a military personnel.
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