Captain
Anthony Challacombe Bone was born in Fort Nelson, BC and grew up in
the communities of Fort Nelson, Calgary Alberta, Prince George, Sechelt,
Surrey and Victoria, BC, where he attended Belmont Senior Secondary
School. Captain Bone was a member of 307 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet
Corps (RCSCC) ‘Mariner’ in Surrey, 5 RCSCC ‘Rainbow’ in
Victoria and 263 RCSCC ‘Beacon Hill in Langford. He achieved his
First Aid Instructor Certification on the Medical Assistant Course
held at Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Quadra in Comox, BC and
received his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award in 1993.
Captain Bone enrolled in the Canadian Forces Reserves
with HMCS Malahat in 1994. In 1997, he enrolled as an Officer in the
Cadet Instructor’s Cadre (CIC) and acted as the Administration
Officer with 848 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron (RCACS) ‘Royal
Roads,’ and has held all positions within 848 RCACS. Captain Bone
became the Chief Judge for the Provincial Military Cadet First Aid
Competitions in BC in January 1998. Captain Bone transferred to 1726
‘Canadian Scottish Regiment’ Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC)
on the 1 March 2004, became the Deputy Commanding Officer, and
became the Corps’ Commanding Officer in September 2004. In October
2005 Her Honour, The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia,
invested Captain Bone into the Order of St John of Jerusalem as a
serving Member, effective 24 October 2004.
Captain Bone currently works as a civilian employee
for the Dispute Resolution Centre (DRC) at CFB Esquimalt as a
Mediator and Conflict Resolution Specialist. Captain Bone holds many
certificates and qualification in Conflict Resolution, Mediation and
is a Graduate of Royal Roads University (2005), where he earned his
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Communication.
Captain
Bone and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Duncan, BC along with their
daughter Brieanna.
