William Landymore
| William Moss Landymore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 July 1916 Brantford, Ontario |
| Died | 27 November 2008 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces
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| Years of service | 1936–1967 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
| Awards | MID, OBE, Naval General Service Medal (GVI) with BAR Palestine 1939/45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; Defence Medal CVSM and Clasp - 1939/1945 War Medal with MID, Canadian Korean Medal with MID; United Nations Korea EIIR Coronation - CD (GVI) and two Bars. |
Rear-Admiral William Moss Landymore, OBE, CD (31 July 1916 – 27 November 2008) was a Canadian naval officer.
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 (RCN) as a midshipman on 1 May 1937 and promoted to acting sub-lieutenant on 1 March 1939.
Landymore was posted to the C-class destroyer HMCS Fraser in 1940 and survived her sinking after she collided with the 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.
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