Regimental number | 849 |
Place of birth | Anglesea, Wales |
School | St Kilda State School, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 10 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station manager |
Address | Midland Junction, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A M Girvan, Lion Mill Post Office, Lion Mill, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, |
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 42 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Bapaume Australian Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 31), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 113 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of William and Ann Timms GIRVAN; husband of Alice Maud GIRVAN, of 36 Ross Street, Forest Lodge, New South Wales. Native of Wales |