- Robert Hilborn Falls
Infobox Military Person
name=Robert Hilborn Falls
caption=
rank=Admiral
branch=RCAF ;
commands=
battles=World War II (RCAF)
family=
nickname=
allegiance=Canada
lived=April 29, 1924
placeofbirth=Welland, Ontario
placeofdeath=
serviceyears=1942-1980
portrayedby=
laterwork=president of theCanadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now theCanadian Council for International Peace and Security
awards=Admiral Robert Hilborn Falls, CMM, CD (April 24, 1924-) wasChief of Defence Staff of theCanadian Forces from 1977 to 1980.He first joined the
Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 as a pilot and later transferred to theRoyal Canadian Navy afterWorld War II .He served as commander of the Canadian Flotilla Atlantic, as
Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff from 1974 to 1977, and as chairman of theNATO Military Committee from 1980 to 1983.He later became president of the
Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now theCanadian Council for International Peace and Security ).References
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002715 Robert H. Falls] at
The Canadian Encyclopedia
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