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Leading Aircraftman Douglas George Irvine

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Military service

Service number: R/106928
Age: 20
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth: February 20, 1921 Vancouver, British Columbia
Death: January 18, 1942 Over Dauphin, Manitoba

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Grave reference: Not applicable
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Son of Sholto Douglas and Hazel Mary (née McCourt) Irvine, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Leading Aircraftsman Irvine was an only child. He enjoyed baseball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, boxing and swimming.

OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL Ontario, Canada

The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in Beechwood Cemetery, in the east end of the city. It commemorates over 20 servicemen, most of whom were Canadians, who were cremated in various places, both in Canada and the United States.

Facing the soldier's plot in the cemetery, this unusual memorial stands in front of a screen of pines and spruce. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL consists of a marble shelter housing a bronze plaque which reads:
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THESE OFFICERS AND MEN
WHO DIED IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND WHOSE MORTAL REMAINS WERE COMMITED TO FIRE.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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