Robert Hilborn Falls

Robert Hilborn Falls
Falls in 1978
Born(1924-04-29)April 29, 1924
Welland, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 6, 2009(2009-11-06) (aged 85)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
AllegianceCanada
Service / branchRoyal Canadian Air Force (1942–45)
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (1945)
Royal Canadian Navy (1945–68)
Canadian Forces Maritime Command (1968–83)
Years of service1942–1980
RankAdmiral
CommandsChairman of the NATO Military Committee
Chief of Defence Staff
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
Canadian Flotilla Atlantic
HMCS Bonaventure
HMCS Chaudière
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration
Spouse(s)Isabelle Urie
Other workPresident 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.