Admiral Walter Hose 1875 – 1965
Without the tenacity of Walter Hose, it is debatable
whether Canada’s Navy would even exist today, much
less be on the verge of celebrating its first century.
Rear Admiral Hose fought many battles to ensure the
survival of the fledgling Royal Canadian Navy, in his
words “the Ugly Duckling” of Canadian National Defence.
Hose’s pivotal part in developing a strong navy, and a
strong force of naval reservists, remains an important legacy.
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CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum
Photographs of Monument
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Located in Point Pleasant Park, on the water side of Sailors’ Memorial Way path
(about a 10 to 15-minute walk south from the path entrance).
GPS location: 44°37’04″N 63°34’03″W
Photographed on 28 October 2005
Photographed on 8 July 2006
Photographed on 28 October 2005
Photographed on 8 July 2006
The Admiral Walter Hose plaque is located in Point Pleasant Park
beside the path “Sailors’ Memorial Way.”
Photographed on 28 October 2005
Rear Admiral Walter Hose
Rear Admiral Walter Hose: Saving the RCN
by Dr. Wilf Lund, Naval Historian
http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/resource_pages/
beginnings/hose.html
Photograph, Commodore Walter Hose
http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/mspa_images/
marpac_images/gallery_images/large/walterhose.jpg
Naval Reserve Early History
The single most important person was Walter Hose…
Report No. 15, Directorate of History, Canadian Forces Headquarters
The Director of the Naval Service, Captain Walter Hose, refused
to accept subordination to Major-General MacBrien, and succeeded
in continuing his responsibilities for the Royal Canadian Navy
to a succession of mediocre Ministers of National Defence…
Canadian Military History Since the 17th Century
(eight megabyte PDF file – this is a book of 631 pages)
