| Regimental number | 4/1940 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs G Irving, Otaio, Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | No 10 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 40), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ellen Irving, Aokautere, Palmerston North, and the late George Irving, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 10 May 1916; marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 20 May 1916. Detached to 2nd Anzac Entrenching Bn, 29 July 1916. Wounded in action, 28 March 1917 (gun shot wound, shoulder, hip, thigh, leg and arm: 'dangerously wounded'), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 1st North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 1st North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station, 30 March 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 22 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |