Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Richard Bertram Idiens
In memory of:
Flying Officer Richard Bertram Idiens
April 28, 1944
Welford, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Military Service
J/28462
34
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
295 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Additional Information
January 13, 1910
Toronto, Ontario
August 29, 1941
Vancouver, British Columbia
Son of Joseph and Elsie Idiens, of Sandwick, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Province of British Columbia named Idiens Lake honouring the life of Flying Officer Richard Bertram Idiens. It is located on the west side of Cruikshank River, west of Comox Lake, in the Nelson Land District. A Bronze cairn, identifying Idiens Lake, was placed on the site by Comox District Mountaineering Club (CDMC) in 1965. Born at Toronto; moved to Vancouver Island as a young boy; attended school at Courtenay then Victoria. He was involved with Comox District Mountaineering Club (CDMC) through the 1920's & 1930's. "Mr. Idiens was one of the first members of CDMC when it was formed in 1927...he pioneered skiing on Forbidden Plateau..."; CDMC president in 1938. Idiens Creek, which flows north into Rees Creek in the Nelson Land District, British Columbia, was also named for Flying Officer Idiens.
Commemorated on Page 342 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom
48. J. 1.
Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Richard Bertram Idiens – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Attestation Paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Grave marker – Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteers Mike and Dale Symmonds -
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Idiens Lake - Bronze Cairn – Photograph of the plaque erected by the Comox District Mountaineering Club in 1965 honouring Richard Bertram Idiens. -
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Idiens Lake - showing Bronze Cairn – Photograph of Idiens Lake named for Richard Bertram Idiens with the bronze plaque commemorating the life of Richard Bertram Idiens. -
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Funeral – Last Post at funeral service for Flying Officer R. B. Idiens, Royal Canadian Air Force, England, May 3, 1944. Much like the airmen in this photograph, Gordon Hunter stood with his rifle at the grave side of a fellow airman who died in training at Brandon, Manitoba. Credit: Ruth Masters Courtesty of the Memory Project: www.thememoryproject.com
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