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Hugh Clifford "Cliff" Chadderton, (born 9 May 1919) is a Canadian World War II veteran and Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps. Born in Fort William, Ontario, he worked as a news editor for Canadian Press and a reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press and he attended the University of Manitoba. Chadderton played for the Winnipeg Rangers hockey team, the farm team for the New York Rangers. In 1965, Chadderton became the Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps. Chadderton is married to Nina, and has two children, three grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

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  • Hugh Clifford "Cliff" Chadderton, (born 9 May 1919) is a Canadian World War II veteran and Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps. Born in Fort William, Ontario, he worked as a news editor for Canadian Press and a reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press and he attended the University of Manitoba. Chadderton played for the Winnipeg Rangers hockey team, the farm team for the New York Rangers. In 1965, Chadderton became the Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps. Chadderton is married to Nina, and has two children, three grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
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Birth Date
  • 1919-05-09(xsd:date)
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  • H. Clifford Chadderton
Birth Place
  • Fort William, Ontario, Canada
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Occupation
  • Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps
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  • Canadian Veteran advocate
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  • Hugh Clifford "Cliff" Chadderton, (born 9 May 1919) is a Canadian World War II veteran and Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps. Born in Fort William, Ontario, he worked as a news editor for Canadian Press and a reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press and he attended the University of Manitoba. Chadderton played for the Winnipeg Rangers hockey team, the farm team for the New York Rangers. He enlisted on 15 October 1939, serving with The Royal Winnipeg Rifles of the Non-Permanent Active Militia. Chadderton rose from non-commissioned rank to officer commanding an infantry company with the acting rank of Major. He was stationed in Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He 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. In 1965, Chadderton became the Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps. In 1967, the Government of Canada named Chadderton to the position of Executive Secretary to the Canadian Pension Survey Committee along with Hon. Judge Randall and Colonel Nantel under the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ottawa, Ontario. He is Chairman of the National Council of Veteran Associations in Canada, an umbrella organization for a variety of veterans' groups. 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. Chadderton is married to Nina, and has two children, three grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
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