Name
Clarence John Stoddart
Born
1925-03-01
Birth Place
Occupation
Stoker
Religion
Presbyterian
Died
1944-10-10
Death Place
Atlantic Ocean 800 miles west of British Isles
Death
Killed in Action HMCS Chebogue torpedoed by German U-boat 1227
Monument
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
V/59418
Highest Rank
Stoker 1st Class
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1943-03
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
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.Sources & Links
- a) Chesley Centennial Committee. “Chesley … Past & Present 1880-1980.” Chesley: Chesley Centennial Committee, 1980. Print; b) “A History of Elderslie Township 1851-1977.” Chesley: Elderslie Historical Society, 1977. Print;- c) Community enlistments, Second Great War photograph album, BCM&CC A2016.089.002;
- d) Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command. “Military service recognition book, volume IV.” Fenety Marketing, 2017. Print.
- War Graves Commission
- Find a Grave
