Force: Royal Canadian Navy
William Raymond Christian was the son of William and Winnifred (Haughn) Christian, and he was born in 1925 in Nampa AB. He joined the Navy during WW II working as a cook, and he was posted in Windsor ON, Halifax NS, and Cornwallis NS. In June 1951 he married Valerie Bernacki, and they had one daughter, Cindy.
Source: Trails and Rails North Vol. I p. 150
Trails and Rails North Vol II pp. 99, 203, 121