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IRWIN, Thomas Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 79 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Cordalba, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, 2 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cordalba, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Cordalba State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery VIII D 6 |
| Memorials: | Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Cordalba War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 79, 11th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 79, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 79, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert and Gertrude IRWIN, Coordalba, Queensland
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