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Cassels, Lieutenant Commander Ernie S.
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Ernie Cassels had a merchant navy background and served as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve from 1940 to 1945. He re-entered the Royal Canadian Navy in 1950 as a Lieutenant Commander and served until 1960. He commanded the minesweepers HMCS Brockville and HMCS Winnipeg when this ship was brought out of reserve for transfer to the Belgian Navy.