102 - N. Elliot Rodger - Beechwood, Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 26.808 W 075° 39.983
18T E 447888 N 5032802
The marker is in section 63, lot 2.
Waymark Code: WMPX52
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/02/2015
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RODGER
N. ELLIOT RODGER
MAJOR-GENERAL - C.B.E. C.D.
30 NOV. 1907 - 15 SEPT. 2010
HIS WIFE
ISABEL WILSON
31 JAN. 1914 - 10 OCT. 2005
Rodger's life events are described in the following narrative found in the
Historical Portraits booklet published by the Beechwood Cemetery.
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1907, Norman
Elliot Rodger began a distinguished military career
as a cadet at Royal Military College at the age
of sixteen. During World War II he served in various
capacities overseas, concluding as Chief of
Staff of 2nd Canadian Corps. In this role he
served with distinction throughout the 1944-45
campaign in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands,
being awarded the Commander of the Order
of the British Empire,the Legion of Merit (US),
and the Orde Van Oranj-Nassau (Netherlands)
medals.
Among many citations, Rodger was recognized
by US President Harry Truman for "extraordinary
fidelity and exceptionally meritorious conduct in
the performance of outstanding duty". His army career included post-war appointments as Quartermaster
General, General Officer Commanding
Prairie Command, and Vice Chief of the General
Staff.
Retiring to Winnipeg in 1956, Rodger served as
Chairman of the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission
and on many community and corporate
boards. As an outdoorsman, he was one of a
prominent group of paddlers who re-traced the
voyageur fur trade canoe routes in Canada's
northwest. As a conservationist in Winnipeg,
Rodger actively supported environmental education
and initiated an enduring nesting box program
which successfully encouraged the regeneration
of the local wood duck population.
Rodger died in his 103rd year in Ottawa.