Rollo Mainguy

Edmond Rollo Mainguy
Edmond Rollo Mainguy
	Commander E.R. Mainguy, Commanding Officer, HMCS Ottawa, off Botwood, Newfoundland, 22 June 1940.
Born	May 1, 1901; Victoria, British Columbia
Died	April 29, 1979 (aged 77); Nanaimo, British Columbia
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	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; Battle of the Atlantic; Battle of Okinawa;
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Canadian Forces Decoration

Vice-Admiral Edmond Rollo Mainguy OBE, CD (11 May 1901 – 29 April 1979) was a Canadian Naval officer.

Military career

Mainguy was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1901 and attended the Royal Naval College of Canada in 1915 during the First World War.[1]

With the start of the Second World War he took command of HMCS Assiniboine and then HMCS Ottawa before being promoted to Captain and taking overall command of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) destroyers in Halifax in 1941. In 1942 he was appointed acting Commodore and took command of RCN destroyers in Newfoundland, quickly followed by an appointment to Ottawa as Chief of Naval Personnel.[1] He returned to active duty as the commanding officer of HMCS Uganda in 1944. As a part of British Pacific Fleet Uganda took part in the Okinawa campaign.[1][2]

In the post-war years Mainguy was appointed Flag Officer Pacific Coast in 1946, Flag Officer Atlantic Coast in 1948, and was the head of the commission that investigated the RCN insubordination incidents of 1949 before becoming Chief of the Naval Staff in 1951.[1]

He retired from the Royal Canadian Navy in 1956 as a Vice-Admiral.[1] In retirement he was president of Great Lakes Shipping until 1965.[3] He died in 1979.[3]

Family

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.

Awards and decorations

Mainguy's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of the British Empire (OBE)	Decoration awarded 9 January 1943 as per Canada Gazette and 01 January 1943 in the London Gazette[4] Officer level
	British War Medal	WWI 1914-1918
	Victory Medal (United Kingdom)	WWI 1914-1918
	1939–1945 Star	WWII 1939-1945
	Atlantic Star	WWII 1939-1945
	Pacific Star	WWII 1939-1945
	Defence Medal (United Kingdom)	WWII 1939-1945
	Canadian Volunteer Service Medal	with Overseas Service bar
	War Medal 1939–1945 with Mentioned in dispatches	WWII 1939-1945 1 January 1941 as per London Gazette[5]
	King George VI Coronation Medal	Decoration awarded on 12 May 1937
	Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services
	Legion of Merit (United States)	Decoration awarded 3 August 1946 as per Canada Gazette and 01 January 1946 in the London Gazette[6] Officer level United States award

References

Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy
The Uganda Episode Archived 2011-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
Article in Canadian Encyclopedia
OBE "For gallantry and distinguished services before the enemy. As commanding officer of a destroyer and as senior officer of convoy escort groups both in the United Kingdom waters and in the North Atlantic, this officer has consistently displayed great powers of leadership and devotion to duty. His example to Destroyer personnel of the Canadian escort forces assisted in no small measure in laying the foundations of the traditions which have since been fostered and upheld by the small ships, which comprise the Royal Canadian Navy."
"For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness and for never failing to set an example of whole hearted devotion to duty without which the high tradition of the Royal Canadian Navy could not have been upheld."
"For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Captain(D), Newfoundland Force at St. John's, Newfoundland in connection with operations with Task Force Twenty-four. His forceful and proficient performance of duty was particularly outstanding and commendable and his intelligent and cooperative attitude toward administrative and maintenance problems concerning the surface forces of Task Force Twenty-four contributed materially to the high state of readiness of those forces. He displayed excellent qualities of leadership and his professional skill and devotion to duty were at all times outstanding."

External links

Military offices
Preceded by Harold Grant	Chief of the Naval Staff 1951–1956	Succeeded by Harry DeWolf

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[rcn-1] Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy

[2] The Uganda Episode Archived 2011-03-15 at the Wayback Machine

[:0-3] Article in Canadian Encyclopedia

[4] OBE "For gallantry and distinguished services before the enemy. As commanding officer of a destroyer and as senior officer of convoy escort groups both in the United Kingdom waters and in the North Atlantic, this officer has consistently displayed great powers of leadership and devotion to duty. His example to Destroyer personnel of the Canadian escort forces assisted in no small measure in laying the foundations of the traditions which have since been fostered and upheld by the small ships, which comprise the Royal Canadian Navy."

[5] "For outstanding zeal, patience and cheerfulness and for never failing to set an example of whole hearted devotion to duty without which the high tradition of the Royal Canadian Navy could not have been upheld."

[6] "For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service as Captain(D), Newfoundland Force at St. John's, Newfoundland in connection with operations with Task Force Twenty-four. His forceful and proficient performance of duty was particularly outstanding and commendable and his intelligent and cooperative attitude toward administrative and maintenance problems concerning the surface forces of Task Force Twenty-four contributed materially to the high state of readiness of those forces. He displayed excellent qualities of leadership and his professional skill and devotion to duty were at all times outstanding."

Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy
Directors of the Naval Service	Charles Kingsmill Walter Hose
Chiefs of the Naval Staff	Walter Hose Percy Nelles George Jones Howard Reid Harold Grant Rollo Mainguy Harry DeWolf Herbert Rayner
Commanders, Maritime Command	William Landymore John O'Brien Henry Porter Robert Timbrell Douglas Boyle Andrew Collier John Allan Andrew Fulton James Wood Charles Thomas Robert George John Anderson Peter Cairns Larry Murray Lynn Mason
Chiefs of the Maritime Staff	Gary Garnett Greg Maddison Ronald Buck Bruce MacLean Drew Robertson Dean McFadden
Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy	Paul Maddison Mark Norman Ron Lloyd Art McDonald