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IRWIN, Ernest Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5724 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia , 1885 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Presentation Convent, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Upholsterer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery XXV L 10A, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5724, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5724, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5724, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 5724, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5724 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-08-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of James and Mary IRWIN
Husband of Isobel IRWIN
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