Van Reusselaer Irvine

Lieutenant Van Reusselaer Van Tassel Irvine was an American airman of the Royal Air Force who died during the First World War.
He was born on 26 January 1896, in Chicago, the son of William C. and Carolyne W. Irvine (née Sparhawk), of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, respectively. His father was an influential rancher and stock owner who had been wounded in 1892 during Wyoming's Johnson County War. Irvine's family later settled in Southern California.William C. Irvine, wyomingstatearchives.wikispaces.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
Irvine studied in Canada, at Ridley College, Ontario and University College, Toronto. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in June 1917, and went to the Western Front in May 1918 with 43 Squadron.University of Toronto roll of service, 1914-1918, p. 73 With his squadron, Irvine died on 19 July 1918 when his Sopwith Camel (serial F6150) was shot down while on patrol in the vicinity of Chateau Thierry.RidleyTiger Spring 2015, p. 19.
He has no known grave and is commemorated by the Arras Flying Services Memorial.
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*Irvine, Van Reusselaer Van Tassel, cwgc.org. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
Category:1896 births
Category:1918 deaths
Category:American military personnel
Category:Royal Air Force
Category:Burial Unknown
Category:Arras Flying Services Memorial
Category:Lieutenants