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IRVINE, William
(Service number 51279)

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Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth Geraldine

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Station manager
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin W. IRVINE (father), Spring Burn, Canterbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 26th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date 9 June 1917
Transport Willochra
Embarked From Wellington Destination Devonport, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

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Military Awards

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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 Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Station manager

Death

Date 10 February 1969 Age 80 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference Block 38, Plot 50
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

This William IRVINE was the eldest son of William Stephen and Elizabeth (nee ADDY) IRVINE. A younger brother, Charles IRVINE, also served in WWI.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [01 January 2015]

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