Foster IRWIN

Regimental number40326
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, F Irwin, Tahuna Road, Morrinsville
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 80 Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialMetz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension(Plot III, Row E, Grave No 18), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Foster and Jane Irwin, Pukekohe, Auckland. Native of Morrinsville
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 36

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