Drew Robertson
Vice-Admiral Drew W. Robertson CMM, MSM, CD is a retired officer of the Canadian Forces. He was Chief of the Maritime Staff from 2006 to 2009.
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VAdm Drew William Robertson | |
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Years of service | 1973–2009 |
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Commands held | HMCS Annapolis HMCS Athabaskan First Canadian Task Group |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Meritorious Service Medal Canadian Forces Decoration |
Career
Robertson joined the Canadian Forces in 1973.[1] He became commander of the destroyer HMCS Annapolis in 1995 and of the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan in 1999 before commanding the First Canadian Task Group during the Operation Apollo anti-terrorism deployment in 2001.[1] He went on to be Director General of international security policy at National Defence Headquarters in 2003 and Chief of the Maritime Staff in 2006 before retiring in 2009.[2]
Awards and decorations
Robertson's personal awards and decorations include the following:
Ribbon | Description | Notes |
![]() | Order of Military Merit (CMM) | |
![]() | Order of St John |
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![]() | Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) |
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![]() | South-West Asia Service Medal |
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![]() | Special Service Medal |
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![]() | Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) |
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References
- Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson assumed command today Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Blue Crowd, 17 January 2006
- VAdm Robertson named Chief of the Maritime Staff Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Trident, January 23, 2006
- "Order of Military Merit List". The Governor General of Canada.
- "Canada Gazette, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem List" (PDF). Canada Gazette.
- "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.
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Preceded by Bruce MacLean |
Chief of the Maritime Staff 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by Dean McFadden |
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