Norman Charles Smith IRONS

Regimental number30592
OccupationWarehouseman
Next of kinMother, Mrs G Irons, 23 Central Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 27 October 1918
Place of burialCross Roads Cemetery (Special Memorial No 1), Fontaine-au-Bois, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late George and Margaret Irons
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 5