| 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 |