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Famous Canadian Story Admiral W. Oswald Story Admiral W. Oswald Story was a native of Bingfield, County Cavan, Ireland, where he was born in April, 1859, the son of Joseph Story. He chose the British Navy for his career, joining H.M.S. Britannia, the training ship, at Dartmouth in 1871. On the outbreak of the Great-War (1914-18), Admiral Story volunteered his services to the Canadian Government. Loaned by the British naval service to Canada, Admiral Story was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Esquimalt Dockyard, the Canadian naval base on the Pacific Coast, an important rendezvous for British and Allied ships during the war. [read more] Canadian Webmaster Wanda Story of British Columbia is the new webmaster for StoryNet Canada. If you have research material that you would like to share, please e-mail Wanda Story. StoryNet   Visit StoryNet's other affiliates.   United States   Ireland   England & Scotland   New Zealand   Australia All content © Copyright 2003 Story Genealogy Research Network. Storynet designed and encoded by David Story.