Walter Dinsdale
| Walter Gilbert Dinsdale | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1951–1953 |
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| Preceded by | James Matthews |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Constituency | Brandon |
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In office 1953–1982 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Lee Clark |
| Constituency | Brandon—Souris |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 3, 1916 Brandon, Manitoba |
| Died | November 20, 1982 (aged 66) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Profession | Lecturer, social worker, teacher |
Walter Gilbert Dinsdale, PC, DFC (April 3, 1916 – November 20, 1982) was a Canadian politician, known for his works with people with disabilities, who served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament from 1951 until his death.
Born in Brandon, Manitoba, to Minnie (née Lang) and George Dinsdale, he graduated from Brandon College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937 from McMaster University. He received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1951.
Prior to entering politics, Dinsdale was a social worker with the Salvation Army, and from 1946 to 1951 served as the director of adult education and assistant professor of social services at Brandon College.
Dinsdale enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on 21 November 1941, to fight in the Second World War. He trained at CFB Borden in Belleville and at No. 2 Service Flying Training School in Ottawa, graduating in 1942. He arrived in Europe on 29 December 1942 and ended his military career in 1945 at the end of the Second World War.
He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during World War II for his service as a de Havilland Mosquito night-fighter pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force, having destroyed four enemy aircraft, including the first Mistel composite "piggyback" aircraft. He also downed V-1 flying bombs, using the wing-tip of the de Havilland Mosquito to knock them off-course.
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