Ian Leslie Irwin (1907 - 1984)

Born 1907 in Millthorpe, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 11 Dec 1984 at about age 77 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Ian Irwin was born in New South Wales, Australia

Ian is the brother of:

1. Gerald Leslie Irwin
2. Lindsay Leslie Irwin
3. Alison Leslie Irwin

Ian married^[2] Marjorie Irene Dasky on Wednesday, 1st January 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.

World War Two Service

Lance Bombardier Ian Irwin served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 1 July 1940
Unit(s): 2/15 FIELD REGIMENT
Service ended: 5 February 1946

Ian Irwin is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Australian Army 1940-1946
Rank at discharge: Lance Bombardier.

Lance Bombardier Ian Irwin was a Prisoner of the Japanese during World War II.

IAN LESLIE IRWIN served with the Australian Army; Service Number: NX27111^[3]; attached to the 2/15 FIELD REGIMENT attaining the rank of Lance Bombardier. IAN LESLIE enlisted on Monday, 1 July 1940 at BRAIDWOOD, NSW and was released from service on Tuesday, 5 February 1946.

Ian was captured by the Japanese.

Ian passed away on Tuesday, 11th December 1984 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, aged 77 years, and is interred^[4] at Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium, Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia, SB1-T-0004. Ian is also memorialised^[5] at the New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 23 Jan 2023), Index entry for IRWIN IAN L; Parents: RICHARD L & LOUISA G; District: MILLTHORPE; Registration Number: 5250/1907
2. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 16 Feb 2023), Index entry for IAN LESLIE IRWIN and MARJORIE IRENE DASKY; District: SYDNEY; Registration Number: 661/1941
3. ↑ World War Two Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 16 Feb 2023), Veteran Details for IAN LESLIE IRWIN for Service with the Australian Army. Service Number: NX27111; Rank: Lance Bombardier; Enlistment from 1 July 1940 to 5 February 1946.
   See Also: National Archives Australia: 4869750
4. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial page for Ian Leslie Irwin (unknown–11 Dec 1984) accessed 16 February 2023. Find A Grave: Memorial #219913670; citing Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Lake Albert, Wagga Wagga City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
5. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial page for Ian L Irwin (unknown–11 Dec 1984) accessed 16 February 2023. Find A Grave: Memorial #248563741; citing The New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).