IRELAND, George
| Service Number: | 51 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland, 24 May 1879 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 August 1915, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial at panel no: 61 , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 51, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 51, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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George Ireland Australian Contingent
Dundee People’s Journal 25th December 1915
DUNDEE AUSTRALIAN KILLED.
Notification of the death at Gallipoli Peninsula of Private George Ireland has been received by his relatives in Dundee. Private Ireland belonged to the Australian Contingent. The third son of Mr John Ireland, Leabank, Grove Road, West Ferry, he emigrated to Australia some years ago.
Date of enlistment: 19.02.1915
Australian Infantry-18th Battalion.
He was 36 and a son of John and I. Ireland, 4 Leebank Terrace, West Broughty Ferry
Siblings: Robert & 1 other brother (name unknown)
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour.