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Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Stoddart, Clarence |
Other Names |
Clarence John Stoddart |
Born |
1924 |
Birthplace |
Elderslie Township, Ontario |
Deceased |
Oct. 10, 1944 |
Deceased |
Europe |
Father |
Walter Stoddart |
Mother |
Aleda Sweiger |
Relationships |
Siblings: Verna (Ward), Myrtle (Hallman), Harold (wife Laurel), Isabelle (Aljoe), Velma (died in infancy), Beatrice, Marion, Lorne, Stewart and Alvin. |
Education |
Attended Chesley Public School and Chesley High School. |
Occupation |
Clarence John Stoddart was born in Elderslie Township, Bruce County, Ontario in 1924. In March of 1943, Clarence enlisted in the Navy and he served with the RCNVR on the HMCS Cornwallis. Clarence was killed in action at sea in 1944 when he was nineteen years old. |
Places |
Born in Sullivan Township, Grey County, ON. Attended school in Chesley, ON. Enlisted for Second World War Service in Halifax, NS. |
Sources |
Sources: a) Legion Ontario Command. "Military Service Recognition Book, Volume IV." Fenety Marketing Services, 2017 b) Bruce County Genealogical Society clipping collection c) Elderslie Historical Society. "A History of Elderslie Township 1851-1977." Chesley: Elderslie Historical Society, 1977. Print. d) "Community Enlistments, Second Great War" photo album, BCM&CC A2016.089.002 |
