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Son of James Maxwell Irvine and Christina Ann Keays.
On a military form signed by his father in 1945, Ronald would have been born in 1913.
Brother of James Maxwell Irvine, service number G-22769, Royal Rifles of Canada, was a prisoner of war in Hong Kong and Japan; he survived the war. Another brother, Alexander Edward Irvine (1921-1991) served in the Canadian Army in Belgium during the Second World War. Cousin of Harold John Irvine, service number E-30148, Royal Rifles of Canada, was a prisoner of war in Hong Kong and survived the war. Cousin of, (brother of Harold John), Rifleman Glenford Irvine, died in captivity at Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, while serving with the Royal Rifles of Canada.
Nephew of Rifleman Morton Irvine, died as a prisoner of war in camp Niigata-Tekko 15B, Japan.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 173 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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