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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Foster Irwin |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
Foster |
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| Surname: |
Irwin |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
40326 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
F. Irwin (father), Tahuna Road, Morrinsville, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Reinforcements J Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
2 April 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 80 |
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| Vessel: |
Corinthic |
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| Destination: |
Plymouth, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
57 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
36 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Place of Death: |
Havrincourt, France |
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| Date of Death: |
9 September 1918 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918 |
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