William Landymore Rear - Admiral William Moss Landymore , OBE , CD ( 31 July 1916 – 27 November 2008 ) was a Canadian naval officer . Career . Landymore commenced studies at the Royal Military College of Canada as cadet # 2399 on 28 August 1936 . As a cadet , he served aboard the Royal Navy training cruiser HMS " Frobisher " before being sent to the light cruiser HMS " Emerald " . He was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy as a midshipman on 1 May 1937 and promoted to acting sub - lieutenant on 1 March 1939 . World War II . Landymore was posted to the C - class destroyer HMCS " Fraser " in 1940 and survived her sinking after she collided with cruiser HMS " Calcutta " in the Gironde estuary . He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 November 1940 and served aboard the ' River ' - class destroyer HMCS " Margaree " and survived her sinking . Landymore served on convoy escort missions in the Atlantic , Arctic , and Pacific Oceans , in the Second World War . He was promoted to acting lieutenant - commander on 5 June 1944 . Cold War . Landymore was promoted to the substantive rank of Lieutenant - Commander on 1 May 1947 and served as Gunnery Officer aboard HMCS " Uganda " . He was then stationed as Staff Gunnery Officer at Naval Service Headquarters in Ottawa . He was promoted to Commander on 1 July 1949 and given command of the ' Tribal ' - class destroyer HMCS " Iroquois " , where he was awarded a Mention in Despatches ( MID ) . He was promoted to acting Captain on 14 June 1952 . He commanded " Iroquois " for the duration of the Korean War from 21 October 1951 to 31 October 1953 . Landymore was promoted to the substantive rank of Captain on 1 January 1953 , and was posted to a variety of stations throughout the remainder of the 1950s , including the position of Commander Canadian Destroyers Far East when he was awarded an OBE . In 1958 Landymore was given command of the RCN ' s last aircraft carrier , HMCS " Bonaventure " . He was promoted to Commodore on 1 October 1959 and served as Chief of Staff to the Flag Officer , Atlantic Coast , until 1962 . He was promoted to Rear - Admiral on 1 November 1962 and served as Flag Officer , Pacific Coast , from 1962 to 1964 and then as Flag Officer , Atlantic Coast , from 1964 to 1966 . In 1966 he was appointed the first Commander of Maritime Command , and thus commander of all naval forces , as the position of Chief of the Naval Staff had been abolished in 1964 . Landymore became embroiled in " a bitter public disagreement " with the Minister of National Defence over the unification of the Royal Canadian Navy , Canadian Army , and Royal Canadian Air Force , to form the Canadian Armed Forces , and resigned from the RCN on 19 July 1966 ( effective 5 April 1967 ) . Honours . He was awarded an MID in the London Gazette of 1 January 1946 and Canada Gazette of 5 January , in recognition of his service to " Uganda " . He was awarded the Naval General Service Medal with Palestine bar for his service to " Emerald " for training during his Palestine campaign service in 1937 . He was awarded an OBE and an MID for his Korean War service as commanding officer of " Iroquois " . In retirement , as Chairman of the Board of Grace Hospital Halifax , Nova Scotia he was awarded the Salvation Army Cross of the Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service . He is a 2010 induction to the Wall of Honour at the Royal Military College of Canada .