Walter Hose was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 Admiral

Admiral

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. He was the founder of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

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.

Hose was born on a ship in the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...

 and joined the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 when he was 14. Hose transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...

 in 1912, serving in a variety of commands during World War I

World War I

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. Hose was appointed acting Director of the Naval Service

Commander Royal Canadian Navy

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 in 1921 and Director of the Naval Service in 1922. The position was renamed as Chief of the Naval Staff

Commander Royal Canadian Navy

The Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is the commander and institutional head of the Royal Canadian Navy. The Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is based at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.-History of the post:...

 in 1928 and he served in this position until his retirement in 1934. He commanded six vessels in his career including HMCS Rainbow.

He died in Windsor, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...

 in 1965 and received a full military funeral. A monument at Point Pleasant Park

Point Pleasant Park

Point Pleasant Park is a large, partially forested municipal park at the southern tip of the Halifax peninsula. It once hosted several artillery batteries, and a well-preserved 18th century Martello tower can be found there...

 in Halifax honours his work saving and building the Royal Canadian Navy during the difficult years after World War I and in the Great Depression.

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