John Newton (Canadian admiral)

Last updated
Rear-Admiral

John Frederick Newton

CMM MSM CD
InfoMorn2014.JPG
Newton (left) being interviewed
Bornc. 1959
AllegianceFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
BranchNaval ensign of Canada.svg  Royal Canadian Navy
Years of service1983–2018
Rank Rear-admiral
Commands
Awards

Rear-Admiral John Frederick Newton CMM MSM CD is a retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and now liaison officer with Veterans Affairs Canada.

He joined the Navy in 1983 [1] after graduating as a geologist from Dalhousie University. [2] He commanded HMCS Fredericton from 2003 until 2006.

In 2008 he took command of Canadian Forces Base Halifax. In 2010 he was appointed director general of naval personnel and promoted to commodore. [2]

He was appointed Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic in July 2013. [3] In 2017 he took up a post as liaison officer with Veterans Affairs Canada. [4]

On June 4, 2018, he retired from the Canadian Armed Forces.

Awards and decorations

Newton's personal awards and decorations include the following:

CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png
CAN Meritorious Service Medal (military division) BAR.svg Canada Gulf and Kuwait Ribbon.png Maple leaf -- Independent.svg Special Service Medal Ribbon.png
CPSM Ribbon.png NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon with two bars.svg

Canadian Chief of the Defence Staff Commendation.jpg
Canadian Command Commendation.jpg


RibbonDescriptionNotes
CAN Order of Military Merit Commander and Officer.png Order of Military Merit (CMM)
  • Appointed Commander (CMM) on 23 October 2015 [5]
  • Appointed Officer (OMM) on 21 September 2006 [5]
CAN Meritorious Service Medal (military division) BAR.svg Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
  • Decoration awarded on 14 July 2011 [6]
  • Military division
Canada Gulf and Kuwait Ribbon.png Maple leaf -- Independent.svg Gulf and Kuwait Medal
  • with Clasp 1991
Special Service Medal Ribbon.png Special Service Medal
  • with NATO-OTAN Clasp
CPSM Ribbon.png Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia
  • with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA Clasp
CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon with two bars.svg Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)
  • with two Clasp for 32 years of services

Canadian Chief of the Defence Staff Commendation.jpg CDS Commendation
Canadian Command Commendation.jpg Command Commendation

References

  1. ↑ "MARLANT Command Team". Canadian Navy. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "About Rear-Admiral Newton". Maritime & Arctic Security & Safety Conference. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Leadership changes take place on the coasts". Canadian Navy. November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Chiu, Elizabeth (Aug 29, 2017). "Change of command: Rear Admiral John Newton moving to new post". CBC. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
  6. ↑ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic
2013-2017		Succeeded by
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.