Regimental number | 594 |
Place of birth | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
School | Esperance Bay State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 14 George Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mrs E J Smith, 114 George Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', third Supplement, No.29522 (27 March 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 79 (6 July 1916). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Irvine spelt Irwin |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Norfolk(?) Becourt Cemetery, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Ellen SMITH Leederville, Western Australia. Native of Cootamundra, New South Wales |