MCINTYRE, Aaron
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, 19 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Omagh Academy County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXVI, Row F, Grave 13. (remains discovered Pozieres 1930) |
| Memorials: | Bundaberg War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Son of Andrew and Mary McIntyre, of Gaythorn Rd., Albion, Brisbane, Queensland. Born at Omagh, Ireland.
He had spent 5 years as an Acting Sergeant Major with the Wide Bay Infantry in Queensland, so was made a 2nd Lieutenant on enlistment.
Aaron McIntyre was from accounts in Red Cross file, in charge of a Lewis Machine Gun section at Pozieres annd was a very capable and well liked young officer. McIntyre was recommended for a mention in despatches on the day he died, for showing great gallantry in leading his platoon during the attack on Pozieres Ridge, an attack which a great many casualties to the 25th Battalion on the 29 July 1916. He was seen to be killed at Pozieres by several men. Reported as missing it was 12 months before he was confirmed as killed in action 29 July 1916.
Aaron McIntyre had married Florence Pauline Fielding only two months before he left for overseas. She gave birth to a son one month after his death at Pozieres.
During 1930, McIntyre's remains were unearthed by the Imperial War Graves, and identified by the presence of 2 identity discs, one not legible, also a compass, watch, and a 2nd Lieutenant's epualette. The disc was forwarded to his widow in Brisbane, who had remarried, during mid 1930.
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