Edmond Rollo Mainguy | |
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![]() Commander Mainguy in HMCS Ottawa off Botwood, Newfoundland, on 22 June 1940 | |
Born | Victoria, British Columbia | May 1, 1901
Died | April 29, 1979 Nanaimo, British Columbia | (aged 77)
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Royal Canadian Navy |
Years of service | 1915–1956 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Commands held | Chief of the Naval Staff HMCS Assiniboine HMCS Ottawa HMCS Uganda |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Canadian Forces' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Vice-Admiral Edmond Rollo Mainguy, OBE, CD (11 May 1901 – 29 April 1979) was a senior officer in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Mainguy married Maraquita Nichol, daughter of Walter Cameron Nichol, in 1927. Their son, Daniel Mainguy, later also reached the rank of vice-admiral, serving as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from 1983 to 1985.