Kingston, Ontario
Colonel (Retired) Sutton is a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran. Following his retirement in 1991, he began volunteer work aimed at preserving the history and heritage of Veterans of the former Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and current Communications and Electronics Branch. Colonel Sutton also volunteers four to five days, weekly, at the Military Communications and Electronics Museum, in the archives and research service. For over 20 years, he has provided assistance to those working on research projects, exhibits, dedication ceremonies and general inquiries. In addition, Colonel Sutton has taken on the responsibility of responding to inquiries from family members, genealogists and Veterans, concerning the military service of those in signals units during the First and Second World War, the Korean War and more current missions. He also frequently visits Veterans in long-term care facilities, assists with museum fundraising through estate donations, and facilitates partnerships with Corrections Canada to provide valuable work experience to inmates in the construction of museum displays. In November 2010, his research and personal initiative resulted in the naming of the new dining hall at Canadian Forces Base Kingston in honour of Major (Retired) R. Routledge, DCM, CD. Colonel Sutton also led a research team in support of the publication of a book in 2013 on the history of the Communications and Electronics Branch and its founding elements, entitled, Semaphore to Satellite: A Story of Canadian Military Communications, 1903–2013.