Robert Hilborn Falls
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| Robert Hilborn Falls | |
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| April 29, 1924 | |
| Place of birth | Welland, Ontario |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch | RCAF;  Canadian Forces Maritime Command-Canadian Forces |
| Years of service | 1942-1980 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | World War II (RCAF) |
| Other work | president of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security |
Admiral Robert Hilborn Falls (April 24, 1924-) was Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from 1977 to 1980.
He first joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 as a pilot and later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy after World 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 the NATO Military Committee from 1980 to 1983.
He later became president of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament (now the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security).
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| Preceded by Jacques Alfred Dextraze |
Chief of the Defence Staff 1977-1980 |
Succeeded by Ramsey Muir Withers |
