Regimental number | 1528 |
Place of birth | Unley, South Australia |
School | Plympton Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bookbinder |
Address | North Edwardstown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Maude Irving, Castle Street, North Edwardstown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 75th Bn, Senior Cadets; transferred to 78th Bn, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Alice IRVING, Edward Street, Glandore, South Australia. Native of Adelaide |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1534 Lance Corporal Herbert Victor Clement IRVING MSM, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked suez, 18 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. Prisoner of War German List dated 4 November 1916 received by Wounded & Missing Enquiry Bureaua. Previously reported Prisoner of War. Now reported Killed in Action. Death reported from Germany. German report, 2 August 1916: 'austr. Sold. Irving, A.W.J. 32.A.I. C.E. Nr. 1528. am 19.7.16 in Gegen Fromelles gefallen.' Note on Red Cross File No 1410414: ''Died a prisoner of war. Cert. by - German Death List dated 4-11-16. His identification disc is in German hands.' Note on file: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Note on file: 'Killed in action 20.7.16. previously reported Prisoner of War. Cert. by A.I.F. Headquarters 19.5.17.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
Miscellaneous details | Mother's address subsequently Edward Street, Glandore, South Australia. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, IRVING Allan William James
Red Cross file 1410414 |