In Memory Of
IRVING, WILLIAM LEWIS
Service Details
Age:
34
Date of Birth:
1908-06-19
Service No:
6129
Rank:
Private
Unit:
1st
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1942-10-16
Cause of Death:
Died of accidental injuries, suffered shrapnel wounds to his hand, chest and abdomen when a 20mm shell he was handling, possibly negligently, exploded. He was injured on the 15th October but died in hospital the next day
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
XXIII. H. 17.
Cemetery:
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Egypt
Additional Information
Son of Rev. W. H. Irving, of Charnwood, Davenport Road, Durban. Born in Vryheid, Natal. A farmer by profession. On Kearsney College Roll of Honour
