Victor Christopher IRVIN

Regimental number38837
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLaw clerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.11
Height5' 5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Irvin, Mount Albert, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment: 'cause unknown')
Enlistment date17 October 1916
Place of enlistmentDargaville
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unitJ Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Margaret A. Irvin, Richardson Road, Mount Albert, Auckland, and the late James Irvin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 October 1917, and posted to B Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917

Buried in a shell hole by Rev. G.E. Browne, attached to 9th Division Headquarters; grave subsequently lost.

Listed as 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917', 3 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 34
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052124

Print format