Making Waves: The Inspiring story of Admiral Nelles and the Rise of the Royal Canadian Navy
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 19:00 · Nelles Manor Museum, 126 Main St West, Grimsby, Ontario, L3M 1R8, Canada · Grimsby ·
Speaker Jennifer Gamble, Curator, Naval Museum of Halifax Wednesday October 14 7:00 p.m. From a young boy attending Lakefield Preparatory School to a starry-eyed cadet in the newly formed Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Percy Walker Nelles would grow up to become one of the most pivotal figures in Canadian naval history and a key contributor to the Allied victory in the Second World War. A visionary commander, Admiral Nelles orchestrated the remarkable expansion of the RCN from a min