Regimental number | 4321 |
Place of birth | Strathbogie, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Roma, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25.4 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Lucy May Irwin, Phillip Street, Roma, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Roma, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Congratulatory Card Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of illness in Fremantle |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death | 28.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Fremantle Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot AA, Grave No. 1630), Western Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: A and L IRWIN. Native of Strathbogie, Emmaville, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3841 Pte Thomas Henry IRWIN, 25th Bn, killed in action, 5 November 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karmala', 2 January 1919; died of tubercular peritonitis, 4 May 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, IRWIN John David |