| Regimental number | 18508 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Houhora, North Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 172 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, F V Urwin, Houhora, North Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Lance Sergeant |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Frank Victor Urwin, Waihopo, North Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 3 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 5 November 1916, and posted to A Company, and relinquished temporary appointment. Detached to Divisional School, 23 November 1916; rejoined unit, 7 December 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 December 1916. Appointed Acting Corporal, 29 January 1917; Temporary Corporal, 28 February 1917. Admitted to hospital, 5 March 1917 (no details recorded); rejoined unit, 11 March 1917. Promoted Corporal, 7 March 1917. Wounded in action, 23 June 1917 (ruptured membrane, slight), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 24 June 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 29 June 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 21 July 1917. Detached to 25th Field Company, NZ Engineers, 23 July 1917; rejoined unit, 6 August 1917. Appointed Lance Sergeant, 21 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22014773 |