IRVING, Charles
(Service number 23/463)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 23 March 1880 | Place of Birth | Leeston |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 29 May 1915 | Age | 35 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of Mrs Body [Boddye], Albury | ||
| Occupation | Farrier for C Wilson, Albury | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jessie Irvine (mother), 39 Ohiro Road, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | B Company 1st Battalion | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui, Tahiti, Aparima, Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | 1st Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Western Europe | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 April 1918 | Age | 38 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Grevillers (NZ) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France, Albury War Memorial | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Timaru Memorial Wall; Albury War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Robert and Jessie Irving, 85 Wright Street, Wellington.
Charles first arrived in Albury 1908. He worked as a Black Smith for Wattie Boddye of Albury and played rugby for the Albury Football Club.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); Web submission by M Mowat, 9 & 11 April 2018
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