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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
RUTHERFORD, Clark Anderson, LCdr, RCN, MPK - 13 Sep 1942, HMCS OTTAWA - Son of Stewart Fleming Rutherford and Gertrude Jessie Rutherford, of Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Marjorie Rutherford of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Lieutenant Commander Clark Anderson Rutherford, RCN, 28-year-old commanding officer of HMCS Ottawa was torpedoed Canadian destroyer, was well known in Ottawa, having visited the Capital frequently before he joined the navy. Lieut. Commander Rutherford is listed as missing, believed killed in action. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart F. Rutherford of Westmount, Que., Commander Rutherford was born in that city and joined the navy in 1933 after he graduated from the Royal Military College at Kingston. Clarke Anderson of 152 Manor Road, Rockcliffe, is an uncle, and Mrs. Charles W. Hall, 405 Elgin Street, an aunt. His grandfather, the late William Anderson, was at one time a prominent official of the J. R. Booth Company.
LCdr Rutherford ed when HMCS OTTAWA H60 was torpedoed and sunk by U-91 on 13 Sep 1942. Of her crew of 175, plus 50 survivors they had picked up, there were only 69 survivors. Clark Rutherford Memorial School in Nova Scotia is named in his honour.
Ships served in: HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 01 Sep 1933 as a Naval Cadet, for passage to the UK HMS FROBISHER - Appointed to FROBISHER 12 Sep 1933 * Appointed Midshipman, RCN HMS RESOLUTION - Appointed to RESOLUTION 01 Sep 1934 HMS REVENGE - Appointed to REVENGE 25 Oct 1935 HMS BRAZEN - Appointed to BRAZEN 01 Jan 1936 HMS BERWICK - Appointed to BERWICK 08 Feb 1936 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 01 aPR 1936 HMS VICTORY - Appointed to VICTORY 17 Jul 1936 HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN - Appointed to ROYAL SOVEREIGN 30 Jul 1936 HMS PRESIDENT - Appointed to PRESIDENT 31 Dec 1936 * Appointed Sub-Lieutenant, RCN 01 Jan 1937 HMS EXCELLENT - Appointed to EXCELLENT 26 Mar 1937 HMS DRYAD - Appointed to DRYAD 24 Jul 1937 HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 31 Oct 1937 HMCS FRASER - Appointed to FRASER 19 Dec 1937 * Appointed Lieutenant, RCN 15 May 1938 HMCS SKEENA - Appointed to SKEENA 01 Apr 1940 as Executive Officer HMCS STADACONA - Appointed to STADACONA 20 Aug 1941, Add'l for Disposal HMCS ST FRANCIS - Appointed to ST FRANCIS 26 Aug 1941 as Commanding Officer * Appointed Acting Lieutenant-Commander, RCN 15 Jun 1942 HMCS OTTAWA - Appointed to OTTAWA 05 Jul 1942 as Commanding Officer
(CR01) LCdr Clark Rutherford with his bride the former Mary Allen of Montreal // The Toronto Star Sep 1942 (CR02) Service file for Clark Rutherford // Library and Archives of Canada
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