MCILRICK, Eric Roy
| Service Number: | 54715 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1917, Tamworth, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manilla, New South Wales, Australia, 25 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Manilla, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Manilla Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 4 September 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fovant (St. George) Churchyard, Wiltshire - South West, England I A I, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54715, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Tamworth, NSW | |
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| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 54715, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 54715, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 54715, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 54715 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander and Clara MCILRICK, Brooklyn, Manilla, New South Wales
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date - 4th September.......Eric Roy McIlrick was born at Manilla, NSW in 1895.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force as a 22 year old Farmer.
Private McIlrick, Service number 54715, was sent to England for further training, arriving there on 26th August, 1918.
He was sent to Hurdcott Hospital, Wiltshire the next day with Influenza. He was transferred to Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire on 31st August, 1918 with Pneumonia.
Private Eric Roy McIlrick he died at 6 am on 4th September, 1918 at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire from Pneumonia.
He was buried in St George’s Churchyard, Fovant, Wiltshire where 43 other Australian WW1 Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research - the full research can be found following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h---w.html
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