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Gary Wayne Hutton

In memory of:

Leading Seaman Gary Wayne Hutton

October 23, 1969

Military Service

Service Number:

N63018

Age:

24

Force:

Navy

Unit:

HMCS Kootenay

Additional Information

Born:

September 25, 1945
Edmonton, Alberta

Enlistment:

February 25, 1965
Edmonton, Alberta

Son of Oliver Hutton and Ruth Conway (nee Parliaman) Darling of Edmonton, Alberta. Brother of George, Marlene, Marjorie and Illa. Husband of Carol Edith (nee Conway) Hutton of Bedford, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 144 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

Cemetery:

BURIAL AT SEA
*N/A*

Grave Reference:

Buried at sea near Portsmouth, England

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  • Stained Glass Window– Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney This memorial stained glass window at St. Brendan's Chapel, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS is dedicated to the nine men mentioned on the plaque who were killed in an explosion on board the H.M.C.S. Kootenay. [Inscription] TO BE WORTHY OF THOSE WHO SERVED BEFORE US HMCS KOOTENAY OCTOBER 23 1969 IN MEMORY William Alfred Boudreau; Pierre Serge Bourret; Thomas Gordon Crabbe; Nelson Murray Galloway; Michael Alan Hardy; Eric George Harman; Gary Wayne Hutton; Lewis John Stringer http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6311

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    Stained Glass Window – Photo Credit: Marilyn Gurney This memorial stained glass window at St. Brendan's Chapel, CFB Halifax, Halifax, NS is dedicated to the nine men mentioned on the plaque who were killed in an explosion on board the H.M.C.S. Kootenay. [Inscription] TO BE WORTHY OF THOSE WHO SERVED BEFORE US HMCS KOOTENAY OCTOBER 23 1969 IN MEMORY William Alfred Boudreau; Pierre Serge Bourret; Thomas Gordon Crabbe; Nelson Murray Galloway; Michael Alan Hardy; Eric George Harman; Gary Wayne Hutton; Lewis John Stringer http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=6311

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