Rear-Admiral Walter Hose Memorial Plaque

This memorial is dedicated to Rear-Admiral Walter Hose. It was erected in 1967 by the officers and men of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves.

Inscription

IN LASTING MEMORY OF
REAR-ADMIRAL
WALTER HOSE
C.B.E., R.C.N.
1875 – 1965

RECOGNIZED AS THE FATHER OF THE
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY AND FOUNDER OF
THE NAVAL RESERVES OF CANADA, HE WAS
THE FIRST CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF.

IN ADVERSITY, NEITHER POLITICS,
LACK OF MONEY, NOR RIDICULE,
COULD BEAT THE DETERMINATION
AND COURAGE OF THIS OFFICER

THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS
AND MEN OF THE R.C.N. AND R.C.N.R. AND DEDICATED THE
2ND OCTOBER 1967, ON THE 92ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE
BIRTH OF REAR-ADMIRAL HOSE. IT IS THEIR TRIBUTE
TO A GREAT AND GALLANT SAILOR-WARRIOR.

Ce mémorial est dédié au contre-amiral Walter Hose. Il a été érigé en 1967 par les officiers et les hommes de la Marine royale du Canada et de la Réserve de la Marine royale du Canada.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.