| Surname(s) | Irwin |
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| First name(s) | John Philip |
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| Date of birth | 1916 |
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| Place of birth | King's Norton Registration District |
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| Family details | Son of John Matthew and Mary Lorna Irwin, of Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire. |
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| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
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| Dates at college | 1934-1939 |
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| Dept / course | London Matric then M.B. London |
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| Qualifications | M.B.; B.S. 1939 (Lond.) |
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| Military unit | Royal Army Medical Corps, Parachute Regiment, A.A.C., formerly of 4th Bn. |
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| Service number | 202416 |
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| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
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| Decorations / medals | Twice Mentioned in Despatches |
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| Date of death | 11-Dec-44 |
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| Age at death | 28 |
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| Rank at death | Captain |
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| Cause of death | Killed in action |
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| Burial place | Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece |
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| Commemoration(s) | St. Thomas’ s Roll of Honour in the chapel; Special Forces Roll of Honour |
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| Sources | St Thomas’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
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