| Edgar Edward Irwin |
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| Edgar Edward Irwin was born in Port Hope 13 August 1896 and educated at the Port Hope Public School. He was a bright and promising young man, much respected by all who knew him. He enlisted with
the 136th Battalion and went to England and later to France with the 21st Battalion where,
three weeks later, he made the supreme sacrifice for his King, his Country and for
Freedom. His death occurred while on duty with a clearing-up party, removing the dead and
wounded from the field. He and some comrades had taken shelter in a captured "pill
box" of the enemy while under fire. A direct hit caused the death of several men,
including Edgar. He was buried near Ypres, Belgium. |
Photo and text reproduced with permission Taken from the "Book of Remembrance (A record of the men of Port Hope who participated in the Great War of 1914-1918)" by James A. Elliott, Chairman of Committee, Port Hope, Jan. 1st, 1919.
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Ypres Belgium |
| 2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010. Below is the
name of Edgar Irwin being broadcast to the schools. Each
name appeared for 25 seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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