Donald Mitchell

 

Started as a Radio Operator with the British Merchant Navy during the first world war. Joined the Department of Marine and Fisheries as a radio operator in 1927. Retired as a Radio Inspector in the Radio Regulations Division of the Department of Transport (DOT) in 1965.

Il a débuté comme opérateur radio dans la marine marchande britannique pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Il a rejoint le ministère de la Marine et des Pêches comme opérateur radio en 1927. Il a pris sa retraite en 1965, où il était inspecteur radio à la Division de la réglementation radio du ministère des Transports.

 

 

Donald Mitchell, a veteran of 38 years of departmental service, retired in April 1965. He was inspector-in-charge of the Victoria radio regulations office.

 

Mr. Mitchell's career in radio dates back to the First World War when he served as a radio operator with the British Merchant Naval Supply Service. He made many trips in the Mediterranean area and Near East and later on various passenger liners plying the Atlantic.

 

His appointment, by request, to the Hudson's Bay Company's "Baychimo" introduced Mr. Mitchell to Canada's West Coast and, in 1927, he joined the government radio service. Throughout the years he held various positions, rising to in­spector-in-charge of radio regulations in Victoria.

 

On April 12 many friends and co­workers, including several officers from Vancouver Region Air Services, gathered to honor Mr. Mitchell on his retirement. He was presented with a set of matched golf clubs, while Mrs. Mitchell received a bouquet of pink roses.

 

B. S. Harrison (right) acting regional superintendent of radio regulations, Vancouver, presents a set of matched golf clubs to Donald Mitchell on the occasion of his retirement.

 

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