Augustus IRVING

Regimental number23388
OccupationMill hand
Next of kinFather, Edward Augustus Irving, Tauranga
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 27), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward Augustus and Jane Irving, 260 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland. Native of Kawa Kawa
Family/military connectionsBrother: 24/805 Lance Corporal John IRVING, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFamily name incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as IRVINE.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 27

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