{"id":261816,"date":"2026-06-29T08:56:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcmpva.org\/nova-scotia\/?p=261816"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:56:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:56:52","slug":"1st-president-reg-walter-irvine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcmpva.org\/nova-scotia\/1st-president-reg-walter-irvine\/","title":{"rendered":"1st President (Reg) Walter Irvine.","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 1st President of this Division was Reg. # 10313, Reginald (Reg) Walter Irvine. Reginald was born in 1905 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on May 31, 1927 in Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Reginald trained in \u201cN\u201d Division, Rockcliffe, Ontario and \u201cDepot\u201d Division, Regina, Saskatchewan. All of his service was completed in \u201cH\u201d Division. 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