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Vice Admiral Henry George DeWolf

On April 29, 1944, DeWolf and the HMCS Haida’s crew rescued 42 sailors from HMCS...

Rear-Admiral Walter Hose

Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, CBE (2 October 1875 – 22 June 1965) was an officer of...

Rear-Admiral Robert Philip Welland

Rear-Admiral Bob Welland was recognized for his bravery and distinction during World War II and...

Rear-Admiral Bill Landymore

Rear-Admiral William Moss Landymore, OBE, CD (31 July 1916 – 27 November 2008) was a...

Lieutenant-Commander Margaret Brooke

On October 14, 1942, Royal Canadian Navy Nursing Sister Margaret Brooke was returning from leave...

Lieutenant (N) Robert Hampton Gray

Lieutenant (N) Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, has the distinction of being Canada's last Victoria...

Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill

Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill (July 7, 1855 – July 15, 1935) was the first...

Admiral Percy Walker Nelles

Admiral Percy Walker Nelles, CB (7 January 1892 – 13 July 1951) oversaw wartime expansion...
Thomas Simpson receiving the Distinguished Service Medal from Field Marshal Harold Alexander in 1946. Thomas Simpson is one of only 116 Canadians to receive the DSM in Canadian military history.

Able Seaman Thomas J. Simpson, DSM

Thomas Joseph Simpson (November 6, 1921 – January 28, 2017) was one of the first...