Regimental number | 3017 |
Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
School | Albany State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | 79 Grosvenor Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Verge, 79 Grosvenor Road, North Perth, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Provisional CPL |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was my only son, his father died on 15th May 1914. (Mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 25.9 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Samuel Graves Irwin and Elizabeth Verge of 405 Oxford Street, Mount Hawthorne, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |