Ronald Sutherland M.C.
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Ronald Douglas Sutherland M.C. (abt. 1891 - 1965)

Brigadier Ronald Douglas Sutherland M.C.
Born about in Ottawa, Ontario, Canadamap
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Husband of — married 18 Dec 1930 in Montreal, Quebec, Canadamap
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Died at about age 74 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

Ronald Sutherland M.C. is a member of Clan Sutherland.
Brigadier Ronald Sutherland M.C. served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 14 Dec 1914
Unit(s): 24th Battalion (Victoria Rifles)4th Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1919
Service ended: 1918

Ronald D. Sutherland, the son of Edward Sutherland and Kate Goodeve, was raised in Ottawa, Ontario, where his father was a civil servant.[1] He trained as a civil engineer, earning his B.Sc. at McGill University[2], before attending the Royal Military College.[3]

During World War I, he signed up for military duty with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on December 14, 1914. [4] He was attached to the 24th Battalion, Victoria Rifles of Canada [5] but is recorded as having been a Captain at Headquarters, 4th Brigade, Canadian Engineers, 1919. [6] (The 4th Battalion was organized in France. [7]) On February 24, 1917, his name was brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War for "valuable services rendered in connection with the war."[8] Ronald was awarded the Military Cross,[9][10] awarded for distinguished service in battle to commissioned officers of the rank of Captain or below,[11] in 1919.[12] He attained the rank of Major,[13] and after the war was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the non-permanent active militia (NPAM), earning an E.D. (Efficiency Decoration) in 1943.[14] [15]

After the First World War, he was employed as merchandise manager, Canadian Westinghouse. After the Second World War, he was appointed branch manager at Rogers Majestic Limited in 1946. He was a member of the Engineering Institute of Canada.[16]

In 1930, Ronald married Jean Pollock in St. James United Church, Montreal, Quebec.[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLB-XRX : accessed 17 October 2015), Ronald D Sutherland in household of E. D Sutherland, B, Ottawa (city/cité), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 7, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
  2. ↑ McGill Remembers
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 Original data: Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.Copy of original seen Oct. 24, 2014.RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9438 - 35; Item Number:259586
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 Original data: Canada. "Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)." Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4930 - 35. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.Copy of original seen Oct. 24, 2014.RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9438 - 35; Item Number:259586
  5. ↑ Fetherstonhaugh, R.C. The 24th Battalion, C.E.F., Victoria Rifles of Canada 1914-1919
  6. ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January 1919, p. 32 [1]
  7. ↑ Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library Archives Canada
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Military Honours and Awards Citation Cards, 1900-1961 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Honours and Awards Citation Cards. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ↑ Obituary: The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); May 17, 1965;ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2011) pg. 37
  10. ↑ Fetherstonhaugh, R.C. The 24th Battalion, C.E.F., Victoria Rifles of Canada 1914-1919
  11. ↑ http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/orders-decorations/mc
  12. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Military Honours and Awards Citation Cards, 1900-1961 Original data: Honours and Awards Citation Cards. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Copy or original seen Oct. 24, 2014
  13. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Service Files of the First World War, 1914-1918 - Canadian Expeditionary Force
  14. ↑ Obituary: The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); May 17, 1965;ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2011) pg. 37
  15. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Military Honours and Awards Citation Cards, 1900-1961 Original data: Honours and Awards Citation Cards. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Copy or original seen Oct. 24, 2014
  16. ↑ McGill Remembers
  17. ↑ Ancestry.com. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Copy of original seen Oct. 24, 2014

See also:

  • Death: Find A Grave: Memorial #125569937 (accessed 17 October 2015), Ronald Douglas Sutherland, 1965; Burial, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Beechwood Cemetery




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