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Ernest John Irwin

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Wreath, 1999, laid by the Greek Community on the Cenotaph in Auckland and later moved to the Hall of Memories, Auckland War Memorial Museum on Anzac Day 1999 in memory of those who died in Greece. - This image may be subject to copyright

Wreath, 1999, laid by the Greek Community on the Cenotaph in Auckland and later moved to the Hall of …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest John AWMM
  • Surname
    Irwin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    2847 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Post Office, Matiere, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Irwin (mother), 88 Liverpool Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Greece AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    2847 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of John and Mary McLean Irwin, of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 April 1941 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Greece, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece AWMM 13. A. 4. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Ernie was my beloved Grandad's favorite brother. My Grandad Colin Irwin fought in Fiji. He was 10 years younger than Ernie and Ernie was a father figure to him and their father was not a nice man and was away often working in the forest. I heard a lot about him growing up and was told he was injured in the arm and the ambulance he was traveling in was bombed and that was how he died.
    Public - Katie - Other relative - 6 December 2022
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  • Ernie was my beloved Grandad's favorite brother. My Grandad Colin Irwin fought in Fiji. He was 10 years younger than Ernie and Ernie was a father figure to him and their father was not a nice man and was away often working in the forest. I heard a lot about him growing up and was told he was injured in the arm and the ambulance he was traveling in was bombed and that was how he died.
    Public - Katie - Other relative - 6 December 2022
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  • Rest in Peace Erney we will remember
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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2932346
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 89 AWMM
    • Dawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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06 December 2022KatieDenver, ColoradoOther relative

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