KIRWAN, Martin Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 2335, 2506 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Steiglitz, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2335, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2335, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2506, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2506, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle, WA. See explanatory note in biog. | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, Fremantle, WA | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2506, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle | |
| 31 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, England | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Battle of Messines, Gassed. Evacuated to England. | |
| 5 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, RTA 21 April 1918 for discharge (DAH). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Unusually, Pte 2335 Martin Joseph Kirwan has two separate embarkation roll records and two separate SN's (2335 & 2506).
He initially embarked with 3/3 Pioneers at Melbourne on board HMAT Karroo on 18 September 1916, however was AWL and failed to re-embark on the Karroo when it left Fremantle on 29 September 1916.
He eventually re-appeared and embarked at Fremantle on board the HMAT Port Macquarie on 13 October 1916, after being re-allocated the (temporary) SN 2506 and taken on strength of 44th Battalion reinforcements for the voyage.
He transferred back to SN 2335 and the 3rd Pioneer Btn after he dis-embarked in England in December 1916.