~~Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davis, born 24 April 1927 in West Derby, Lancaster, England; he lived in Victoria, British Columbia before enlistment on 29 June 1953.
~~Bayfield-Davis served with the Royal Canadian Navy as a Lieutenant Commander attached to HMCS 'Naden' during the Cold War.
~~A member of the Standard Swimming Unit, the unit included an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, Underwater Demolition Team, Beach Clearance and Attack Teams. The Canadian Divers trained along the West Coast of British Columbia for mine disposal using Clearance Diver Breathing Apparatus (CDBA) from the 'Naden', an escort maintenance ship, based in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
~~On 14 June 1962, 35-year-old Lieutenant Commander Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davis died after his CDBA failed during diving operations at Esquimalt.
~~Following Bayfield-Davis' death, the Royal Canadian Navy developed acoustically/magnetically safe scuba gear.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."
From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Service Number: O5043
Age: 35
Force: Royal Navy
Unit: HMCS 'Naden'
Division: Standard Swimming Uni
He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 29 June 1953 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Son of Eric and Frances Kathleen Victoria (née Harding) Bayfield-Davis of East Dart Hotel, Postbridge, Devon, England; brother of Cedric Harold, Alexandria and Patricia Bayfield-Davis; husband of Nancy J. Bayfield-Davis (now Campbell) and father of Helen Bayfield-Davis.
Lieutenant Commander Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davies is commemorated on Page 117 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
~~Bayfield-Davis served with the Royal Canadian Navy as a Lieutenant Commander attached to HMCS 'Naden' during the Cold War.
~~A member of the Standard Swimming Unit, the unit included an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, Underwater Demolition Team, Beach Clearance and Attack Teams. The Canadian Divers trained along the West Coast of British Columbia for mine disposal using Clearance Diver Breathing Apparatus (CDBA) from the 'Naden', an escort maintenance ship, based in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
~~On 14 June 1962, 35-year-old Lieutenant Commander Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davis died after his CDBA failed during diving operations at Esquimalt.
~~Following Bayfield-Davis' death, the Royal Canadian Navy developed acoustically/magnetically safe scuba gear.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."
From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Service Number: O5043
Age: 35
Force: Royal Navy
Unit: HMCS 'Naden'
Division: Standard Swimming Uni
He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 29 June 1953 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Son of Eric and Frances Kathleen Victoria (née Harding) Bayfield-Davis of East Dart Hotel, Postbridge, Devon, England; brother of Cedric Harold, Alexandria and Patricia Bayfield-Davis; husband of Nancy J. Bayfield-Davis (now Campbell) and father of Helen Bayfield-Davis.
Lieutenant Commander Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davies is commemorated on Page 117 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
~~Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davis, born 24 April 1927 in West Derby, Lancaster, England; he lived in Victoria, British Columbia before enlistment on 29 June 1953.
~~Bayfield-Davis served with the Royal Canadian Navy as a Lieutenant Commander attached to HMCS 'Naden' during the Cold War.
~~A member of the Standard Swimming Unit, the unit included an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, Underwater Demolition Team, Beach Clearance and Attack Teams. The Canadian Divers trained along the West Coast of British Columbia for mine disposal using Clearance Diver Breathing Apparatus (CDBA) from the 'Naden', an escort maintenance ship, based in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
~~On 14 June 1962, 35-year-old Lieutenant Commander Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davis died after his CDBA failed during diving operations at Esquimalt.
~~Following Bayfield-Davis' death, the Royal Canadian Navy developed acoustically/magnetically safe scuba gear.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."
From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Service Number: O5043
Age: 35
Force: Royal Navy
Unit: HMCS 'Naden'
Division: Standard Swimming Uni
He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 29 June 1953 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Son of Eric and Frances Kathleen Victoria (née Harding) Bayfield-Davis of East Dart Hotel, Postbridge, Devon, England; brother of Cedric Harold, Alexandria and Patricia Bayfield-Davis; husband of Nancy J. Bayfield-Davis (now Campbell) and father of Helen Bayfield-Davis.
Lieutenant Commander Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davies is commemorated on Page 117 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
~~Bayfield-Davis served with the Royal Canadian Navy as a Lieutenant Commander attached to HMCS 'Naden' during the Cold War.
~~A member of the Standard Swimming Unit, the unit included an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, Underwater Demolition Team, Beach Clearance and Attack Teams. The Canadian Divers trained along the West Coast of British Columbia for mine disposal using Clearance Diver Breathing Apparatus (CDBA) from the 'Naden', an escort maintenance ship, based in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
~~On 14 June 1962, 35-year-old Lieutenant Commander Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davis died after his CDBA failed during diving operations at Esquimalt.
~~Following Bayfield-Davis' death, the Royal Canadian Navy developed acoustically/magnetically safe scuba gear.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them."
From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Service Number: O5043
Age: 35
Force: Royal Navy
Unit: HMCS 'Naden'
Division: Standard Swimming Uni
He enlisted in the Royal Navy on 29 June 1953 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Son of Eric and Frances Kathleen Victoria (née Harding) Bayfield-Davis of East Dart Hotel, Postbridge, Devon, England; brother of Cedric Harold, Alexandria and Patricia Bayfield-Davis; husband of Nancy J. Bayfield-Davis (now Campbell) and father of Helen Bayfield-Davis.
Lieutenant Commander Francis Merrick Bayfield-Davies is commemorated on Page 117 of the 'In the Service of Canada' Book of Remembrance.
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