William Truelove

He joined the Navy in 1981 and obtained a degree at Royal Roads Military College.^[2]

In 1998 he was appointed Executive Officer of HMCS Preserver before being appointed as Commanding Officer of HMCS Regina ^[3] from 2001 to 2003 and the Naval Officer Training Centre until 2004.

He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in May 2012 and took command of Maritime Forces Pacific in June 2012.^[3] In 2015 he was appointed as Commander, Canadian Defence Liaison Council in Washington.^[4] In July 2018, he stepped down as defence attaché at the Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C., and retired from the Canadian Armed Forces.^[5]

He was invested as an officer of the Order of Military Merit in 2009^[6] and promoted to commander of the order in 2016.^[1]

Truelove's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Order of Military Merit (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 23 October 2015[7] Appointed Officer (OMM) on 02 October 2007[6]
	South-West Asia Service Medal	with AFGHANISTAN Clasp
	General Campaign Star	South West Asia Ribbon 1 Rotation Bars
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia	with FORMER YUGOSLAVIA clasp
	Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services
	Legion of Merit	1st Decoration awarded on 29 September 2007 2nd Decoration awarded on 27 December 2014[8] Officer level

• He was a qualified Paratrooper and as such wore the Canadian Forces Jump Wings