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Clark Anderson Rutherford

In memory of:

Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford

September 13, 1942

Military Service

Age:

28

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

H.M.C.S. Ottawa

Additional Information

Son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 112 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 5.

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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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Clark Anderson Rutherford– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Clark Anderson Rutherford – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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  • Newspaper Clipping– This article appeared (at pages 9-10) in the November 1958 issue of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping – This article appeared (at pages 9-10) in the November 1958 issue of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
  • Article– This article appeared in the March 1957 issue of The Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine, at page 18. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Article – This article appeared in the March 1957 issue of The Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine, at page 18. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
  • Memorial Stair– Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial Stair – Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Memorial Arch– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial Arch – Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • 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. 224 Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford (RMC 1933) was the son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Commanding Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Ottawa. He is commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. 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. 224 Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford (RMC 1933) was the son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Commanding Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Ottawa. He is commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. 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. 224 Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford (RMC 1933) was the son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Commanding Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Ottawa. He is commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. 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. 224 Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford (RMC 1933) was the son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Commanding Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Ottawa. He is commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. 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. 224 Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford (RMC 1933) was the son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Commanding Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Ottawa. He is commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. 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. 224 Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford (RMC 1933) was the son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Commanding Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Ottawa. He is commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Halifax Memorial– His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.

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    Halifax Memorial – His name is listed on the Halifax Memorial.
  • Halifax Memorial– 224 Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford (RMC 1933) was the son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. He was the husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Commanding Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Ottawa. He is commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. His name is listed on the Halifax 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.

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    Halifax Memorial
    Halifax Memorial – 224 Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford (RMC 1933) was the son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. He was the husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy as Commanding Officer aboard H.M.C.S. Ottawa. He is commemorated on Page 112 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. His name is listed on the Halifax 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.

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