Clifford Chadderton enlisted on 15 October 1939, serving with The Royal Winnipeg Rifles of the Non-Permanent Active Militia.
11 Facts About Clifford Chadderton
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Clifford Chadderton rose from non-commissioned rank to officer commanding an infantry company with the acting rank of Major.
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Clifford Chadderton was stationed in Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Clifford Chadderton was wounded twice, once by a bullet at the Abbaye d'Ardenne in Normandy and once by a grenade near the Leopold Canal, losing his right leg below the knee.
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In 1965, Clifford Chadderton became the chief executive officer of The War Amps.
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Clifford Chadderton was Chairman of the National Council of Veteran Associations in Canada, an umbrella organization for a variety of veterans' groups.
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Clifford Chadderton played a leading role in the campaign against the controversial NFB documentary, The Kid Who Couldn't Miss and in pressuring the Canadian War Museum to rewrite its Bomber Command exhibit.
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Clifford Chadderton married Dorothy Barnfather, with whom he had two children, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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Clifford Chadderton married his third wife, Nina, in the 1980s.
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Clifford Chadderton died at the age of 94 on 30 November 2013.
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Clifford Chadderton is survived by his wife, Nina, sons Bill, Brian, stepson Gleb, stepdaughter Sandra as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.