About Victor Brodeur
Lived 1892 – 1976 (aged 84). Victor Brodeur was a Canadian military personnel.
Rear-Admiral Victor Gabriel Brodeur, CB, CBE, CD (September 17, 1892 – October 6, 1976) was a Royal Canadian Navy officer. He was a member of the first batch of cadets accepted into the RCN and the first French speaker to reach the rank of rear admiral.
Brodeur was the son of the politician and judge Louis-Philippe Brodeur, who as Minister of the Naval Service introduced the Naval Service Act which created the Naval Service of Canada. In 1909, he was appointed officer cadet and assigned to CGS Canada, as part of the Navy's first group of six cadets. Of the six, only Percy Nelles rose higher in rank.
His son Nigel Brodeur reached the rank of vice admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy.
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Who was Victor Brodeur?
Canadian naval officer (1892-1976)
When was Victor Brodeur born?
Victor Brodeur was born on 17 September 1892.
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Victor Brodeur died on 6 October 1976.
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Victor Brodeur was a military personnel.
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Victor Brodeur was Canadian.
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