IRWIN, Charles Duff
| Service Number: | 6760 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916, Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wollongong, NSW, 29 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dealer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 16 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXI E 2, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6760, 13th Infantry Battalion, Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6760, 13th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6760, 13th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Kennedy and Elizabeth IRWIN
Of Bapto Road, Wollongong, NSW
IRWIN, — Died of wounds received in France, October 16th, 1917, Private Charles Duff Irwin (Ching), youngest Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Irwin, Campbell Street, Wollongong, aged 19 years.
And were it o'er again, our son,
We'd rather see you fall,
Than live to see you fail the test
When King and Country call.
Inserted by his loving father and
mother, brother Will aud sister L.
IRWIN. — Died of wounds received in France, October 16th, 1917, Private Charles Duff Irwin (Ching) , aged 19 years.
He fought aud died for his country
Over the ocean wide ;
But we trust in God we'll meet him
Across the great divide.
Inserted by his loving brother and
sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs, Clive Irwin,
Wollongong.
IRWIN.— Died of wounds received in France, October 16, 1917, Private Charles Duff Irwin, aged 19 years.
Far away in France he is lying,
Far away from the land of his birth,
He gave his life for his country,
Man's noblest deed on earth.
Inserted by his loving sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mr. G, Robinson,
Young.
IRWIN— Died of wounds received in France, October 16, 1917, Private Charles Duff Irwin, aged 19 years.
So dearly loved, so deeply mourned,
Though he lies in a far-off grave,
And we think of his life, a duty done,
Manly, unselfish and brave.
Inserted by his loving sister and
brother-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Will
Robinson, Young.
In Memoriam
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