Robert Hilborn Falls

Robert Hilborn Falls
Falls in 1978
Born	(1924-04-29)April 29, 1924 Welland, Ontario
Died	November 6, 2009(2009-11-06) (aged 85) Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Air Force 1942-1945 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1945 1945-1968 Canadian Forces Maritime Command 1968-1980
Years of service	1942-1983
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Chief of Defence Staff Canadian Flotilla Atlantic HMCS Bonaventure HMCS Chaudière
Battles/wars	World War II (RCAF)
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Canadian Forces Decoration
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, CMM CD (April 24, 1924 – November 6, 2009) was Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from 1977 to 1980.

Military career

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, as Chief of Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from 1977 to 1980 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).

Awards and decorations

Falls' personal awards and decorations received during his naval career include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (CMM)	Appointed Commander (CMM) on 26 January 1976
	Order of St John (CStJ)	Appointed Member on
	WW2 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal	with Overseas Service bar
	WW2 War Medal 1939–1945	WWII 1939-1945, WW2
	Special Service Medal	with NATO-OTAN Clasp
	Canadian Centennial Medal	Decoration awarded in 1967
	Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services