Corporal James Edward Irving SN: R/97750
Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Group: RCAF Western Air Command
Squadron: No. 8 RCAF Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron
Air Field: RCAF Station Sea Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aircraft: Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV - 9072
Duties: Air Frame Mechanic
Deceased: Age 21
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft crash
Suffered engine failure and crashed in the Fraser River, one mile west of Mission, British Columbia.
Perished with fellow crew members;
R.C.A.F. Flight Sergeant Donald John Casselman - Aero Engine Mechanic Age 34
R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer Jesse Gerald Evernden - Pilot Age 21
R.C.A.F. Corporal Walter Sentell - Age 26
Citation(s):
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration:
- Page 173 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Next of Kin: "Unknown"
Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Group: RCAF Western Air Command
Squadron: No. 8 RCAF Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron
Air Field: RCAF Station Sea Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aircraft: Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV - 9072
Duties: Air Frame Mechanic
Deceased: Age 21
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft crash
Suffered engine failure and crashed in the Fraser River, one mile west of Mission, British Columbia.
Perished with fellow crew members;
R.C.A.F. Flight Sergeant Donald John Casselman - Aero Engine Mechanic Age 34
R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer Jesse Gerald Evernden - Pilot Age 21
R.C.A.F. Corporal Walter Sentell - Age 26
Citation(s):
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration:
- Page 173 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Next of Kin: "Unknown"
Corporal James Edward Irving SN: R/97750
Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Group: RCAF Western Air Command
Squadron: No. 8 RCAF Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron
Air Field: RCAF Station Sea Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aircraft: Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV - 9072
Duties: Air Frame Mechanic
Deceased: Age 21
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft crash
Suffered engine failure and crashed in the Fraser River, one mile west of Mission, British Columbia.
Perished with fellow crew members;
R.C.A.F. Flight Sergeant Donald John Casselman - Aero Engine Mechanic Age 34
R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer Jesse Gerald Evernden - Pilot Age 21
R.C.A.F. Corporal Walter Sentell - Age 26
Citation(s):
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration:
- Page 173 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Next of Kin: "Unknown"
Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Group: RCAF Western Air Command
Squadron: No. 8 RCAF Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron
Air Field: RCAF Station Sea Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aircraft: Bristol Bolingbroke Mk. IV - 9072
Duties: Air Frame Mechanic
Deceased: Age 21
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft crash
Suffered engine failure and crashed in the Fraser River, one mile west of Mission, British Columbia.
Perished with fellow crew members;
R.C.A.F. Flight Sergeant Donald John Casselman - Aero Engine Mechanic Age 34
R.C.A.F. Pilot Officer Jesse Gerald Evernden - Pilot Age 21
R.C.A.F. Corporal Walter Sentell - Age 26
Citation(s):
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM) & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration:
- Page 173 Second World War Book of Remembrance, Memorial Chamber, Canadian Parliament Peace Tower, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Next of Kin: "Unknown"
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