Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Ivan Lethbridge Stark
In memory of:
Sergeant Ivan Lethbridge Stark
September 27, 1957
Rafah, Egypt
Military Service
SA 118631
29
Army
Royal Canadian Engineers
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, United Nations Emergency Force Medal (UNEF), Special Service Medal with NATO Bar, Dag Hammarskjold Medal.
Additional Information
April 9, 1928
Ocean Falls, British Columbia
February 5, 1945
London, Ontario
Son of Ivan H. and Mary F. Stark of Galt, Ontario. Husband of Marie Rejeanne Yvette Stark of Timmins, Ontario. Father of Larry D., Linda M. and Robert Stark. Brother of Ronald G., Frederick T Stark and Eva J.E. Lund. Sergeant Ivan Stark served as part of the United Nations Emergency Force 1 in Cairo, Egypt. He was the first Canadian peacekeeper to be killed by a landmine. The Mine Awareness Training area at CFB Kingston officially bears his name.
Commemorated on Page 81 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY
Egypt
Plot 16 Row B Grave 5
MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY is situated just off the main Ismailia-Cairo road, 10 kilometres by road from Ismailia. The cemetery is contained within an army camp, 3 kilometres along Treaty Road.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Sgt Ivan Stark mine training awareness centre -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Ivan Lethbridge Stark
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