Suttie, Earl Ritchie

Date of birth:: February 26th, 1909 (Yarmouth/Nova Scotia, Canada)
Date of death:: January 25th, 1979 (Montreal/Quebec, Canada)
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Father: Charles S. Suttie
Mother: Carrie M. (Ritchie) Suttie

Other notable military roles:
Suttie Commission (1964): Saw to the restructuring of Canada's Militia after the war

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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Brigadier
Awarded on:: December 23rd, 1944

Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau met zwaarden (ON.3x)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Brigadier
Awarded on:: December 22nd, 1945

"Brigadier Suttie was in charge of the Den Helder sector of Holland during the evacuation of the German 25th Army. He was responsible for removing and searching all German prisoners across the Zuider Zee into Northern Holland. Brigadier Suttie performed his duties in a most satisfactory way, and was responsible for recovering from the Germans a considerable amount of loot which was subsequently handed back to the Dutch authorities.
By his zealous and energetic action, the whole of the 25th Germany Army was evacuated through his sector out of Holland within a period of a few weeks."

Royal decree no. 2.
Canadian Gazette of 22 dec. 1945