McMurtry, Eric O. (Eric Ogilvie), 1894-1917

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McMurtry, Eric O. (Eric Ogilvie), 1894-1917

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        1894-1917

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        Eric O. McMurtry, born in Montreal, was a grandson of wealthy businessman and politician Alexander Walker Ogilvie. After graduating from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, he enlisted as an officer with the infantry in the Royal Expeditionary Force but later transferred to the Flying Corps attached to the 23rd Battalion. He had the rank of major when he was shot down and killed while piloting a B-29 bomber on patrol near Houdain in France.

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