Ernest Alfred IRWIN

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Service Number:	5724
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

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5724, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
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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Son of James and Mary IRWIN

Husband of Isobel IRWIN

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