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IRVING, Robert Weir
(Service number 25/985)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Rifleman

Birth

Date	16 August 1891	Place of Birth	Albury

Enlistment Information

Date	13 October 1915	Age	24 years
Address at Enlistment	Albury
Occupation	Gardener
Previous Military Experience	Territorial 2nd South Canterbury Regiment - serving, not discharged
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	R. IRVING (father), Albury, South Canterbury
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 8 inches. Weight 140 lbs. Chest measurement 35½-38¼ inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair red. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing& colour vision both good. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Teeth good. Free from hernia, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Varicocele - slight. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. Slight defect but not sufficient to cause rejection - slight varicocele. Has had no severe illness nor fits.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	3rd Battalion, C Company
Date	5 February 1916
Transport	Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Military Awards

Campaigns	Egyptian; Egyptian Expeditionary Force; Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	9 February 1919	Reason	No linger physically fir. (Asthma)

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Farmer

Death

Date	10 November 1965	Age	75 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 11 November 1965
Memorial or Cemetery	Albury Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Plot 37
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Robert Weir Irving was the son of Richard and Christina (née Young) Irving.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 July 2017]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5541 0059197) [18 July 2017]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [16 July 2017]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [17 July 2017]; Timaru Herald, 11 November 1965 (Timaru District Library) [17 July 2017]; contribution from Kath Woodley (in person at South Canterbury Museum) [06 July 2017]; Timaru Herald, 28 June 1915, 31 July 1915, 14 October 1915, 3 March 1916, 7 December 1916, 27 January 1917, 29 August 1918, 11 April 1919, Temuka Leader, 15 March 1923 (Papers Past) [19 July 2017]

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