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Charles Peter Rodger Stevens

In memory of:

Lieutenant Charles Peter Rodger Stevens

July 28, 1945

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.S. Indefatigable

Additional Information

Son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Province of Quebec. Husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 567 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 13.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Stained Glass Window– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2811 Lt Charles Peter Rodger Stevens (RMC 1940) was the son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Quebec. He was the husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard H.M.S. Indefatigable. He died on July 28, 1945. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2811 Lt Charles Peter Rodger Stevens (RMC 1940) was the son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Quebec. He was the husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard H.M.S. Indefatigable. He died on July 28, 1945. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2811 Lt Charles Peter Rodger Stevens (RMC 1940) was the son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Quebec. He was the husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard H.M.S. Indefatigable. He died on July 28, 1945. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2811 Lt Charles Peter Rodger Stevens (RMC 1940) was the son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Quebec. He was the husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard H.M.S. Indefatigable. He died on July 28, 1945. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Plaque– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2811 Lt Charles Peter Rodger Stevens (RMC 1940) was the son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Quebec. He was the husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard H.M.S. Indefatigable. He died on July 28, 1945. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2811 Lt Charles Peter Rodger Stevens (RMC 1940) was the son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Quebec. He was the husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard H.M.S. Indefatigable. He died on July 28, 1945. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2811 Lt Charles Peter Rodger Stevens (RMC 1940) was the son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Quebec. He was the husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard H.M.S. Indefatigable. He died on July 28, 1945. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Cross of Sacrifice
    Cross of Sacrifice – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2811 Lt Charles Peter Rodger Stevens (RMC 1940) was the son of Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, of Montreal, Quebec. He was the husband of Agnes Stevens, of Dundee, Scotland. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve aboard H.M.S. Indefatigable. He died on July 28, 1945. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.

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