Charles Frederick Irwin

Rank:

Sergeant

Regimental number:

475894

Unit at enlistment:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

September 15th, 1916

Cemetery:

Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Regina, Saskatchewan

Next of kin address:

47 Emilie Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Fireman

Employer:

Regina Fire Department

Religious denominations:

Methodist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Attack near Courcelette.

BX October 5, 1916

Four Have Been Killed in Action – Five Have Been Wounded – A Days Record

The price paid by Brantford for the Somme victory, glorious as it was, is being brought home to Brantfordites through the issuance of the official casualty lists covering the engagement.

Today’s list is about the heaviest since the fight for the Ypres salient, there being five reported killed in action or died of wounds, and four wounded.

Charles Frederick Irwin

Word has been received that another Brantford young man has been recently officially reported killed in action, in the person of Sergeant Fred Irwin. Previous to his enlistment with the Princess Pats, he belonged to the Regina fire department.

He had seen service for a year, and his death will be cause for regret to his many friends both in Brantford and Regina.