IRWIN, William Hilton
| Service Number: | 33453 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1916, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | New Town, Hobart, Tasmania, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cornelian Bay, New Town, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | 28 October 1977, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Derwent Gardens Niche Wall 38 Central Number 3, row I |
| Memorials: | Buckingham Rowing Club HR |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 33453, Field Artillery Brigades, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 33453, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 33453, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, 'For gallantry in action on August 30th 1918, near CLERY on the SOMME, when their battery was being heavily shelled and the ammunition dump in rear of No. 3 gun was struck by a shell exploding the ammunition and igniting the camouflage on the gun. These two men [IRWIN and 19635 C. MASSA], at grave personal risk, ran to the gun and extinguished the burning ammunition and camouflage, thus preventing further damage to ordnance and material. By their fine work they set an excellent example to the remainder of the battery.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: 15 September 1919 |
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Military Medal
'For gallantry in action on August 30th 1918, near CLERY on the SOMME, when their battery was being heavily shelled and the ammunition dump in rear of No. 3 gun was struck by a shell exploding the ammunition and igniting the camouflage on the gun. These two men [IRWIN and 19635 C. MASSA], at grave personal risk, ran to the gun and extinguished the burning ammunition and camouflage, thus preventing further damage to ordnance and material. By their fine work they set an excellent example to the remainder of the battery.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919
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