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Gordon Budd Irving

In memory of:

Captain Gordon Budd Irving

August 11, 1918

Military Service

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

19th Sqdn.

Citation(s):

Distinguished Flying Cross

Additional Information

Son of William Henry and Mary Maude Irving, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 589 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The Arras Flying Services Memorial is in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras, near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour roll– This tablet is in honour of those members of the staff of National Trust Company Limited who from its several offices at Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Edmonton Saskatoon and Regina enlisted for service in the defence of the empire 1914 X 1918 James Rodger Buik Francis Cyprian Crummey Michael Flynn Gordon Budd Irving Percival Molson William Dickson Robertson Herbert Boyd Symonds Wilfrid Burton Tait James Wilson Gordon Stevenson Winnibrith

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    Honour roll – This tablet is in honour of those members of the staff of National Trust Company Limited who from its several offices at Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Edmonton Saskatoon and Regina enlisted for service in the defence of the empire 1914 X 1918 James Rodger Buik Francis Cyprian Crummey Michael Flynn Gordon Budd Irving Percival Molson William Dickson Robertson Herbert Boyd Symonds Wilfrid Burton Tait James Wilson Gordon Stevenson Winnibrith
  • Commemorative Plaque– 1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20.

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    Commemorative Plaque – 1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20.
  • Photo of Gordon Irving– Captain Gordon Budd Irving was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church, Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario. His photograph and story appeared in the Trinity War Book in 1921.

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    Photo of Gordon Irving – Captain Gordon Budd Irving was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church, Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario. His photograph and story appeared in the Trinity War Book in 1921.
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    Biography – Trinity War Book
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  • Memorial– Captain Gordon Budd Irving is remembered at the Irving family memorial at Mount Pleasant cemetery, Toronto.

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    Memorial – Captain Gordon Budd Irving is remembered at the Irving family memorial at Mount Pleasant cemetery, Toronto.
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