Military service
Burial/memorial information
He was born as Malcolm Richard Thompson. Son of Genevieve (aka Jennie) Thompson of Dawsonville, New Brunswick, adoptive parents Ivan Firth and Susan Teressa Thompson, uncle and aunt.
Ivan enlisted on January 14th, 1918 in the New Brunswick Regiment, regimental number 3255061, in Saint John, New Brunswick. He did not fight in the First World War.
Served in Québec, New Brunswick, Hong Kong with C Force. He had 406 days of service, including 305 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 73 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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