Henry Porter (Canadian admiral)

Vice Admiral Henry Allan Porter CMM, CD (17 August 1922 – 13 March 2016) was a Canadian Forces officer who served as Commander Maritime Command from 1970 to 1971.

Henry Porter
Birth name	Henry Allan Porter
Nickname(s)	Harry
Born	17 August 1922 Chemainus, British Columbia
Died	13 March 2016(2016-03-13) (aged 93) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Forces
Years of service	1939–1974
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands held	HMCS Kootenay HMCS La Hulloise HMCS Lauzon Communications School on the East Coast Fourth Canadian Escort Squadron HMCS Bonaventure Maritime Forces Pacific Maritime Command
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Career

Porter joined the Royal Canadian Navy as an ordinary telegraphist in 1939 and underwent seamanship training before serving as communications officer in HMCS Kootenay during the Second World War.[1] He became Commanding Officer of the frigate HMCS La Hulloise in 1952, Commanding Officer of the frigate HMCS Lauzon in 1953 and officer in charge of the Communications School on the East Coast in 1954.[1] He went on to be Director of Naval Communications at Naval Headquarters in 1955, Commander Fourth Canadian Escort Squadron in 1958 and Naval Advisor to the Chief of Personnel at the National Defence Headquarters in 1964.[1] After that he became Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMCS Bonaventure in 1965, Director-General Maritime Forces in 1966 and Director-General Equipment Requirements in 1968.[1] He continued his career becoming Senior Canadian Officer Afloat Atlantic in 1968, Commander Maritime Forces Pacific in 1969 and Commander Maritime Command in 1970.[1] His last appointments were as Comptroller General Canadian Armed Forces in 1971 and Assistant Deputy Minister (Evaluation) in 1972 before retiring in 1974.[1] He retired to Chester, Nova Scotia[2] and died on 13 March 2016.[3]

Awards and decorations

Porter's personal awards and decorations include the following:

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	1939–1945 Star	WWII 1939-1945
	Atlantic Star	WWII 1939-1945 with France & Germany Clasp
	Defence Medal (United Kingdom)	WWII 1939-1945
	Canadian Volunteer Service Medal	WWII 1939-1945 with Overseas Service bar
	War Medal 1939–1945	WWII 1939-1945
	Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)	with two Clasp for 32 years of services

References

1. Porter, Henry Allan The Nauticapedia
2. H.A. Porter fonds Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Archives Canada
3. "Vice-Admiral Henry Allan Porter CD Passes Away". RCN News. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by John O'Brien	Commander Maritime Command 1970–1971	Succeeded by Robert Timbrell