Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Robb Irvine
In memory of:
Lance Corporal James Robb Irvine
September 17, 1916
Military Service
628096
36
Army
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
47th Bn.
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Irvine, of Edinburgh, Scotland; husband of Jane C. Inine, of 564, Reid St., Vancouver South, British Columbia.
Commemorated on Page 108 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
III. B. 3.
RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY is located 5 Km south west of Ieper town centre, on the Slijpstraat, a road leading from the Kemmelseweg. (Connecting Ieper to Kemmel N331). From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 m after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg. (Made prominent by a railway level crossing). 4 km along the Kemmelseweg on the right hand side lies Elzenwalle Military Cemetery, which marks the junction with Slijpstraat. RIDGE WOOD MILITARY CEMETERY lies 1 Km along the Slijpstraat, after a small staggered crossroads.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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