In memory of

Warrant Officer class 1

Ira Irvin Kliman

who died on 7 May 1943

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service RCAF
  Unit No. 70 Squadron, Royal Air Force
  Rank Warrant Officer class 1
  Service number R85471
  Date of death 19430507
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  R85471 Warrant Officer 1 (No. 70 Squadron RAF pilot) (Ira) Irvin Kliman (b.1919) of Regina was KIA 19430507 and is buried at Tripoli war cemetery, Babgagaresh, Libya. Kliman's Wellington crashed and burned near Gardabia. The son of David Bertram Kliman KC, a lawyer, and Bertha Adele (Dubinsky), Irvin was a graduate of Connaught school, Central collegiate and was a student at the University of Manitoba law school when he enlisted in the Regina Rifles in 1940, transferring to the RCAF early the next year. Interestingly, Irvin contracted malaria while serving in Libya. During his recuperation at Cairo, he was able to visit Palestine on several occasions and establish personal contact with his Jewish heritage.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 159 - Sherwood
  Cemetery or memorial location Tripoli war cemetery, Babgagaresh, Libya    

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  Honour roll location(s) Regina
  Geo-memorial Kliman Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 55.7667°N / 104.3833°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 73P16
  Geo-memorial details Northeast of Stanley Mission.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19191229
  Place of birth Regina    
  Date of enlistment 19400903
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Regina    
  Occupation student
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