Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Irvin Robert McNay
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant Irvin Robert McNay
March 31, 1944
Military Service
R/167091
29
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
101 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Additional Information
Son of Arthur and Esther McNay, of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Mary McNay, of Toronto.
Commemorated on Page 390 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. D. 7.
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.
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant Irvin Robert McNay is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant Irvin Robert McNay is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Photo of Irvin and Doug – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Family Photo – With his parents and brothers. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of IRVIN ROBERT MCNAY – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial Plaque – This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto. -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Irvin McNay – Remembered at RAF Welford by the Ridgeway Military and Aviation Research Group -
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Photo of Irvin Robert McNay – Irvin Robert McNay in uniform. -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Grave Marker – Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteer Mike and Dale Symmonds
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