Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, was an officer of the Royal Navy (RN), the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and founder of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR). Along with Admiral Sir Charles Kingsmill, Hose is known as the "Father of the Royal Canadian Navy".
Walter Hose (third from left) aboard SS Komagata Maru
Walter Hose Monument, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canadian delegation, Disarmament Conference, London, England. Left to right: Walter Hose, R.C.N., James Ralston, Lester B. Pearson, Maj. H. W. Brown in 1930.
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
The Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is the institutional head of the Royal Canadian Navy. This appointment also includes the title Chief of the Naval Staff and is based at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. This individual reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff, who then responds to the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
Image: Percy W Nelles Halifax 1940 PA 096505
Image: Percy W Nelles Halifax 1940 PA 096505
Image: Rear Admiral G.C. Jones