Surg. Cdr. N. McLean OMM, CD. Surgeon Commander Neil Mclean OMM CD At the age of 15, He actually joined up through HMCS Tecumseh in Calgary. Neil left Canada in 1936 to join H.M.S. St. Vincent as a Boy Seaman for training. He joined the fleet as an Ordinary Seaman in 1938 and trained as a Seaman Torpedo Man. Following the end of The Second World War he transferred to the RCN as a Leading Torpedo Man, and was demobilized in 1947. On completion of his Medical Degree in 1954 he joined HMCS TECUMSEH as a Surgeon Lieutenant. He was also an active participant in several Naval Reserve Naval Control of Shipping exercises and was an active "Watch-keeper" with the Naval Museum of Alberta. Decorations: Order of Military Merit (Officer) Canadian Forces Decoration Awards: General Service (Palestine 1936/39) 1939/1945 Atlantic Star Africa Star Italy Star Defence Medal Canadian Volunteer Service Medal War Medal Elizabeth II Jubilee medal Malta Defense Medal