Biographical Data

Hope, Adrian Mitchell

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Title Commodore (RCN)
Official Number O-34020
 
Birth 13/06/1899 Death 15/02/1962
Place Montreal Place (nk)
Area PQ Area NS
Country Canada Country Canada
 
Titles
Honours OBE.
Awards
Qualifications
 
Biography
He was buried at sea from H.M.C.S. Cayuga.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet RCN 1914. He served in the Royal Naval College of Canada (Fifth Term) 1914. He was appointed as a Midshipman RCN (With seniority dated 02/02/1917). He served in H.M.S. Leviathan for Training 1917. He served in H.M.S. Carnarvon For Training 1917. He served in H.M.S. Roxborough for Training 1917. He served in H.M.S. Minotaur for Training 1917. He served in H.M.S. Ramillies for Training 1918. He served in HMCS Patriot 1921. He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1919). He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1921). He served in H.M.S. Ajax. He served in H.M.S. Excellent for RN Long Gunnery Course 1924). He served in NHQ as Supervising Officer RCNVR 1925. He served in H.M.S. Frobisher 1928. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/02/1929). He served in HMCS Saguenay 1931. He served in NSHQ 1935. He served in HMCS St. Laurent (I) (In command) 1937. He commanded the RCN contingent at the Coronation of HM King George VI in 1937. He served in HMCS Naden as Inspector of Naval Ordnance 1940. He served in HMCS Naden as Executive Officer 1940. He was appointed as a Commander RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1940). He served in HMCS Stadacona (III) as Commanding Officer 1941. He was appointed as a AdC. He served in HMCS Kings (Officers' Training Establishment Halifax) as Commanding Officer 1941, He was appointed as a Captain RCN (With seniority dated 01/07/1943). He served in HMCS Prince Robert (In command) 1943. He served in HMCS Somers Isles (RCN Work Up Training Establishment Bermuda) as Commanding Officer 1944, He was appointed as an A/Commodore RCN 1945). He served in NHQ as Chief of Naval Personnel and Third Member of the Naval Board of Canada 1945. He served in HMCS Niobe as Senior Canadian Liaison Officer London (Head of Canadian Naval Mission Overseas) and Commanding Officer 1946. He served in HMCS Stadacona for RCN Barracks Halifax as Commodore-in-Command 1946. He was appointed as a Commodore RCN (With seniority dated 01/01/1948). (He was retired 03/10/1951.)
 
Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown
Named Features Hope Rocks (BC).
 
Anecdotes
 
 
References
Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON; Blatherwick, John (1992); MacFarlane, John M. (1994);
Last update
2011-03-03 00:00:00

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