Biographical Data
Horner, Albert Ralph If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Commander (RCN)
Official Number	(nk)

 

Birth	27/01/1937	Death	15/07/2018
Place	Radisson	Place	Victoria
Area	SK	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	OMM.
Awards	AdC.
Qualifications

 

Biography

 

Military Service

(Short Service Appointment). He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1954). He served in HMCS Venture (Officer Training Establishment) for Training 1954. He served in HMCS Ontario for Sea Training 1955. He served in HMCS Sioux for Sea Training 1956. He was appointed as a Midshipman (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1956). He served in HMCS Cornwallis and HMCS Shearwater for Pre-flight and Flight Training 1956. He served in HMCS Niagara for Pilot Training With USN at USNAS Pensacola FL 1956. He served in USNAS Kingsville TX for Flying Training 1957. He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (SSA) (P) RCN (With seniority dated 01/09/1957). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-881 1957. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (P) (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/03/1958). He was appointed as a Lieutenant (SSA) RCN (With seniority dated 01/10/1960). He served in HMCS Shearwater for VS-880 Squadron 1960. (He was qualified as an Instrument Flying Instructor and UICP 1961). He served in HMCS Naden for VU-33 Squadron as Operational Pilot 1963. He served in RCAF Toronto for Staff College Staff Course 1965. He served in HMCS Naden for Staff of Flag Officer Pacific Coast as Flag Lieutenant 1965. He served in HMCS Yukon as Deck Officer and Senior Watchkeeper 1966. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Air Control Officer Training 1966. (He resigned 1967) (Transferred to Supplementary Reserve List 01/12/1967) (Transferred to Primary Reserve 16/09/1968). He served in HMCS Malahat as Recruiting Officer 1968. (He was qualified as Naval Control of Shipping Officer 1969). (He was qualified for Naval Reserve Command). He served in HMCS Thunder (In command). He served in HMCS Cowichan (In command). He served in HMCS Porte de la Reine (In command). He served in HMCS Porte Quebec (In command). He served in HMCS Oriole (In command) 1972-1973. He was appointed as a Honorary AdC to Lieutenant Governor of BC 1973. He was appointed as a Commander (NR) (With seniority dated 01/01/1976). (He was qualified as a Convoy Commodore 1977). He served in HMCS Malahat as Commanding Officer 1981-1985. He was appointed as an Honorary AdC to Governor General, He served as Deputy Commander Maritime Coastal Defence Pacific 1987. (Transferred to Supplementary Reserve 27/01/1992.)

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Total Flying Hours: 3,288 hours. Total Deck Landings: 142. Service Aircraft Flown; T-34, SNJ, S2F, CS2F-1 & 2 & 3, C-45, T-33, HTL, HUP-3
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Hewitt, S. (2002); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997);
Last update
2012-06-05 00:00:00

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