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Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving

In memory of:

Major Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving

October 1, 1918
near Cuvillers, France

Military Service

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

16th Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Service Order

Military Cross

Additional Information

Born:

January 15, 1891
Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

September 23, 1914
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Henry Ogle Bell-Irving and Maria Isabella del Carmen Beattie. Husband of Nora Angela Benwell.

Commemorated on Page 367 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ETERPIGNY BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

D. 4.

Location:

Eterpigny is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais on the south side of the Sensee River. The ETERPIGNY BRITISH CEMETERY is east of the village near the crucifix where the road to Dury leaves the road to Etaing.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave marker– 26 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cerrg.ca

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – 26 April 2015, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) cerrg.ca
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Journal July 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Journal July 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving– Major R. O. Bell-Irving, DSO, MC, was depicted with his brothers (seated bottom left) in this photo plate from Vol. VI of the "Canada in the Great World War" series. These books reviewed Canada's achievements in the war and were published by United Publishers of Canada, Toronto, 1921.

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    Photo of Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving
    Photo of Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving – Major R. O. Bell-Irving, DSO, MC, was depicted with his brothers (seated bottom left) in this photo plate from Vol. VI of the "Canada in the Great World War" series. These books reviewed Canada's achievements in the war and were published by United Publishers of Canada, Toronto, 1921.
  • Funeral– The funeral of Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving. From a period photograph in the collection of the donor.

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    Funeral
    Funeral – The funeral of Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving. From a period photograph in the collection of the donor.
  • Circumstances of Death– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bell to Bernaquez. Mircoform Sequence 8; Volume Number 31829_B016718; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 152 Page 241 of 670.

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    Circumstances of Death
    Circumstances of Death – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bell to Bernaquez. Mircoform Sequence 8; Volume Number 31829_B016718; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 152 Page 241 of 670.

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