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First Chinese-Canadian to serve in Canadian and Commonwealth navy
William Lore
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First Chinese-Canadian to serve in Canadian and Commonwealth navy
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Lt Cdr William K.L. Lore RNC
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Lieutenant-Commander William Lore RCN (William K.L. Lore/Traditional Chinese : 羅景鎏, February 28, 1909 - September 22, 2012) was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.
He was the first Chinese Canadian to join the Royal Canadian Navy and also the first person of Chinese descent to serve in any of the British Commonwealth navies.
Lore served in Victoria, BC, Washington, D.C., Halifax, Nova Scotia, England, Burma, Australia, and Hong Kong, where he was charged with taking control of HMS Tamar.
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