Regimental number | 6287 |
Place of birth | Diapur, Victoria |
School | Diapur, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Diapur PO, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, J T Irons, Diapur PO, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St Dennis Wood |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot V, Row I, Grave No. 20), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 47 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Charlotte IRONS, Mercer Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin, Gordon Irons of Boree Creek killed in France |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |