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Brian Bell-Irving

In memory of:

Lieutenant Commander Brian Bell-Irving

March 4, 1958
HMCS Bonaventure

Military Service

Service Number:

O-5756

Age:

32

Force:

Navy

Unit:

871 Squadron, RCN

Citation(s):

Canadian Forces Decoration

Additional Information

Born:

January 2, 1926
Vancouver, British Columbia

Enlistment:

July 5, 1945
HMCS Discovery

Son of Robert and Kathleen Rose Bell-Irving. Husband of Carolyn (nee Chelew) Bell-Irving and father of Michael Bell-Irving of Boulderwood, Nova Scotia. Brother of Peter, Robin and Harry Bell-Irving.

Commemorated on Page 89 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BURIAL AT SEA
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Grave Reference:

N/A

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  • Newspaper clipping– Ottawa Journal (5 March 1958)

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  • Newspaper Clipping– This news report appears at page 11 in the April 1958 issue of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping – This news report appears at page 11 in the April 1958 issue of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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