Robert MCILROY

MCILROY, Robert

    Service Number: 1791
    Enlisted: 7 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Red Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1883
    Home Town: Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
    Schooling: Red Hill No 1301 State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Gardener
    Died: Died of wounds, No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France, 21 July 1916
    Cemetery: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France
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    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dromana War Memorial, Frankston Avenue of Honour Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    7 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1791, 58th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    4 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 1791, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    4 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1791, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
    24 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
    20 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1791, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to hip. Evacuated to 1st CCS at Estaires, but died of wounds the next day 21 July 1916.
    21 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 1791, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1791 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-21

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of William and Elizabeth MCILROY, Red Hill, Mornington, Victoria

    THE ETERNAL GOD IS MY REFUGE

     

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