Stephen Rybak
6 articles
Canadian Naval Reserve From WW1 to WW2
" ... then went down to the great waters, to the cold and boredom, the laughter and the fight, Grocer’s clerks, they are and brokers Turned Quartermasters, signalmen and stokers, Salesmen swift of the tongue and glib, With a new cut to their jib;
Early Days
From the early beginnings of modern Canada, a naval reserve force played a prominent role in the defence of Canada. The first naval reserve was established following the Seven Year’s War and the British defeat of French forces in North America.
HMCS Galiano Wreck 1918
HMCS Galiano in Her Final Hours October 1918 (Painting courtesy of the artist, Captain Malcolm Armstrong)
RNCVR Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
RNCVRs of the Pacific Division Lower left – Percy Tribe. Upper right – Alan B. Ford
Walter Hose
The Naval Reserve and the Canadian Navy, itself, owe their existence to the efforts of one man – Rear Admiral Walter Hose. The sea was Hose’s life. He was born at sea in 1875; he spent 44 years in the service of Queen and King; Hose twice rescued the Royal Canadian Na
Chronology of Canadian Naval Reserve Divisions
Personnel from HMCS Chippawa show off the range of naval uniforms.
