Sam Estwick
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| Born | October 8, 1915 Padmore, Barbados |
| Died | February 13, 2008 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Radar Technician, Officer, Flight Lieutenant |
| Employer | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Samuel Malcolm Estwick was a Canadian radar technician for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the Second World War in 1942 until his retirement in 1963[1][2]. Estwick was born in Padmore, Barbados, but grew up in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where his family moved when he was four[3]. During his retirement, Estwick volunteered with the Senior Citizens Council of Ottawa-Carleton and East Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club[4][5]. He passed away in Ottawa where he lived with his wife, Louise, and his two children, Leslie and Eric[4].
Biography
Career
Sam Estwick visited the RCAF recruiting office in Halifax, N.S. in 1940, but was not seen by the recruiting officer who would not "trust a man of colour."[6] Estwick wrote to his MP Clarence Gillis, who brought the dispute to the House of Commons.[6] In May 1941, Charles Power denied that there was a "legal bar" that prevented People of Colour from enlisting in the RCAF, because the rule that applicants must be "of pure European descent" was dropped in November 1939.[7][8]
In December 1941, Estwick began studying radar at the RCAF, and spent the next three years working with the RCAF and the Royal Air Force.[1] He continued his work in the RCAF once the war was over, becoming an officer in 1955, and retiring as a flight lieutenant in 1963.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bourdon, Buzz (May 2, 2008). "Radar expert fought racism, then the war". The Globe and Mail. pp. S9. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Dawn P. (2006). Who's who in Black Canada 2. D. P. Williams. p. 134. ISBN 9780973138429.
- ↑ "Estwick, Samuel". Black Canadian Veterans Stories. February 17, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A Canadian trailblazer". Ottawa Citizen. February 25, 2008. pp. C3. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Annual Award Winners". Ottawa Lions. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Theobald, Simon (2015). "Not So Black and White". Canadian Military History. 21 (1): 4 – via Scholars Commons @ Laurier.
- ↑ "House of Commons Debates, 19th Parliament, 1st Session : Vol. 3". Canadian Parliamentary Historical Recources. July 31, 1940. pp. 2208, 2209. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Sheffield, R. Scott (1996). "Of Pure European Descent and of the White Race". Canadian Military History. 5 (1): 11 – via Scholars Commons @ Laurier.
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