20-518: Bell-Irving is a surname, and may refer to: Alan Duncan Bell-Irving (1894–1965), Canadian First World War flying ace Henry Pybus Bell-Irving (1913–2002), 23rd Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia J. J. Bell-Irving (1859–1936), Scottish businessman in Hong Kong and China Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving (1891–1918), Canadian army officer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
40-584: A Bar to his Military Cross. His citation read: On 1 May 1917 Bell-Irving received permission to wear the Croix de Guerre conferred on him by France, and on 15 June he was promoted to captain in the Gordon Highlanders. Bell-Irving's injuries prevented him from returning to front line service, but he served at, and eventually commanded the School of Special Flying at Gosport . On 31 January 1918 he
60-657: A pivotal role, along with Alfred William (Nick) Carter in forming the first Air Cadet Squadron in Canada, the 1601 Air Force Cadet Wing in Vancouver. This first Squadron continues to parade in Vancouver as the 111 Pegasus Squadron. In 2010, 135 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets , was renamed 135 Bell-Irving Squadron, to mark his role as one of the founders of the Air Cadet program. 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF The 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF
80-652: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alan Duncan Bell-Irving Air Commodore Alan Duncan Bell-Irving MC & Bar (28 August 1894 – 24 April 1965) was a Canadian First World War flying ace credited with seven aerial victories while serving in the British Royal Flying Corps . He also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War . Alan Duncan Bell-Irving
100-608: The 1st Canadian Division . Since its early beginnings, the battalion had a high standard of conduct on the battlefield and was commanded by outstanding leaders. One such was Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie , KCMG, who rose to command the Canadian Corps during the Great War. Currie was a master tactician whose skills led the Canadians to victory at Vimy Ridge and Amiens. Lieutenant-Colonel Cyrus Wesley Peck commanded
120-682: The Board of Trade . Alan Bell-Irving was educated locally and then, like his father and brothers, was sent to the Loretto School , in Musselburgh , Scotland, where he served in the Officers Training Corps and represented his school at cricket against Fettes on 10 and 11 July 1914. The Bell-Irvings met the outbreak of the war with patriotic enthusiasm, and by November 1914 five of the six brothers had enlisted, with
140-474: The bagpipes he laid aside to bring back a wounded comrade. The battalion fought on the northern flank of the 3rd Brigade during the attack on Vimy Ridge. Several German positions survived the pre-attack artillery barrage and, though the 16th achieved its objectives, it paid a heavy price with 333 killed and wounded. The Canadian historian René Chartrand noted that despite the fact that black Canadians were only supposed to serve in construction units, one of
160-444: The surname Bell-Irving . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bell-Irving&oldid=1189188282 " Categories : Surnames Compound surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
180-664: The battalion for many months in the trenches. Four members of the 16th Battalion were awarded the Victoria Cross : Piper James Cleland Richardson , Private William Johnstone Milne , Lance-Corporal William Henry Metcalf , and Lieutenant-Colonel Cyrus Peck . Piper James Richardson was just 18 years old when he enlisted, and was killed during the Battle of the Somme shortly after having played his company through No Man's Land. He disappeared in shellfire after going back to retrieve
200-628: The insurance business until World War II, when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and served as the commanding officer of No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Jarvis , and then the RCAF Central Flying School at Trenton , the hub of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan . He ended the war with the rank of Air Commodore . He then went into the real estate business in Vancouver, finally dying there in 1965, aged 70. In 1939 he played
220-484: The sixth doing so later. All six became officers and were decorated for bravery, and all but one survived the war. Major Roderick Ogle Bell-Irving DSO , MC , was killed in action on 1 October 1918, only weeks before the armistice, while serving in the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) , Canadian Expeditionary Force , and is buried in Éterpigny British Cemetery. Alan Bell-Irving signed attestation papers on 24 September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec , and
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#1732787031761240-693: The town of Granville, which would soon become the city of Vancouver. In 1890 he founded the Anglo-British Columbia Packing Company Ltd., which soon became "the world's No. 1 producer of sockeye salmon ", and made the Bell-Irving's one of the wealthiest families in Vancouver. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Works, President of the St. Andrew's and Caledonian Society, and was for two years (1895 to 1897) President of
260-585: Was a unit of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force . It was organized at Valcartier on 2 September 1914 in response to the Great War and was composed of recruits from the 91st Regiment Canadian Highlanders , the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada , the 72nd Regiment "Seaforth Highlanders of Canada" , and the 50th Regiment "Highlanders" . The 16th Battalion served in the 3rd Canadian Brigade of
280-517: Was appointed a flying officer. Bell-Irving was posted to No. 60 Squadron RFC , to fly the Morane-Saulnier N single-seater scout from Vert Galand airfield, near Amiens , France, and received a regimental promotion to lieutenant in the Gordon Highlanders on 11 July 1916. He shot down his first enemy aircraft on his twenty-second birthday, 28 August 1916, destroying a Roland two-seater reconnaissance aircraft over Bapaume . His squadron
300-537: Was appointed a squadron commander with the temporary rank of major, with seniority from 1 October 1917. Later that year, when serving as Chief Flying Instructor at Gosport, he invented a non-electrical aircraft intercom system that became standard equipment in training aircraft. On 24 June 1919 Bell-Irving relinquished his commission owing to ill-health contracted on active service. Bell-Irving returned to Vancouver, where on 5 August 1919 he married Mary E. Keith Falconer, daughter of Commander H. Pybus, RNR . He went into
320-596: Was one of nine children (the fifth of five sons) born to Henry Ogle Bell-Irving and his wife Marie Ysabel "Bella" del Carmen Beattie. His father, "H.O.", as he was generally known, was born at "Milkbank", the Bell-Irvings' ancestral home near Lockerbie , Scotland, the son of a merchant, and initially trained as a civil engineer, before going to Canada in 1882 to become a surveyor-engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway . After three years he moved to
340-541: Was posted to the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) . He was commissioned as a second lieutenant (on probation) in the 3rd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders on 22 January 1915, and was confirmed in his rank on 22 June 1915. On 22 November 1915 Bell-Irving was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps , as a flying officer (observer) in No. 7 Squadron RFC . However, he must have serving in this role before that date as he
360-463: Was shot down again on 21 October 1916, but again escaped unhurt, managing to crash-land his aircraft among the British trenches. On 3 November 1916 he was appointed a flight commander with the temporary rank of captain, but on 9 November he was shot down a third time, by Otto Höhne , and severely wounded in the legs, ending his active combat career. On 9 January 1917 Bell-Irving was awarded
380-524: Was shot down in September 1915, escaping unscathed. He was wounded in action on 14 December. After recovering from his injuries he trained as a pilot, being granted Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate No. 2664 after soloing a Maurice Farman biplane at the Military School, Farnborough, on 31 March 1916. He was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant the next day, 1 April, and on 15 May
400-706: Was then re-equipped with Nieuport 17 fighter aircraft, and on 14 September, he shot down an enemy observation balloon at low level over Avesnes-lès-Bapaume , and was subsequently awarded the Military Cross on 20 October 1916. His citation read: On 23 September 1916 he shot down his second enemy aircraft, another Roland two-seater, over Croisilles . He gained his fourth and fifth aerial victories, which made him an ace, on 30 September 1916, shooting down two Roland two-seaters in flames over Villers-au-Flos . He gained his two final victories on 15 October, destroying and driving down two two-seaters over Ervillers . He
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