Robert Hilborn Falls

Admiral Robert Hilborn Falls, CMM CD (April 24, 1924 November 6, 2009) was Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from 1977 to 1980.

Robert Hilborn Falls
Falls in 1978
Born(1924-04-29)April 29, 1924
Welland, Ontario
DiedNovember 6, 2009(2009-11-06) (aged 85)
Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Air Force 1942-1945
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1945
1945-1968 Canadian Forces Maritime Command 1968-1980
Years of service1942-1983
RankAdmiral
Commands held
Battles/warsWorld War II (RCAF)
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit, Canadian Forces Decoration
Other workPresident of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security)

Military career

He first joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 as a pilot and later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy after World War II. He served as commander of the Canadian Flotilla Atlantic, as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from 1974 to 1977, as Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from 1977 to 1980 and as chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1980 to 1983.[1]

He later became president of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security).[2]


Awards and decorations

Falls' personal awards and decorations received during his naval career include the following:


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The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 26 January 1976[3]
Order of St John (CStJ)
  • Appointed Member on
WW2 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
  • with Overseas Service bar
WW2 War Medal 1939–1945
  • WWII 1939-1945, WW2
Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
Canadian Centennial Medal
  • Decoration awarded in 1967
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services

References

  1. Hillmer, Norman. "Falls, Robert Hilborn". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. "Deaths: Admiral Robert Hilborn Falls". The Globe and Mail. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
Military offices
Preceded by
A.C. Hull
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
1974-1977
Succeeded by
R.M. Withers
Preceded by
J.A. Dextraze
Chief of the Defence Staff
1977-1980
Succeeded by
R.M. Withers
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