Norman Elliot Rodger
Major General Norman Elliot Rodger, CBE, CD (1907 – 15 September 2010) was a senior Canadian Army officer.[1]
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1907, Rodger was educated at the Royal Military College of Canada and McGill University. He was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1928.
In 1942 he was appointed commander of the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade.
In retirement he served as the chairman of the Manitoba Liquor Commission from 1959 to 1969.[2] From 1965 to 1970 he was Colonel Commandant of the Cadet Services of Canada.
References[edit]
- ^ "MGen Norman Elliot Rodger, CBE, CD (Ret'd)". Canadian Military Engineers Association.
- ^ Goldsborough, Gordon (2 September 2013). "Memorable Manitobans: Norman Elliot Rodger (1907-2010)". Manitoba Historical Society.
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