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MCGARRY, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1453 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longford, Ireland, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | National School, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula INSCRIPTION OH FOR THE TOUCH OF A VANISHED HAND, THE SOUND OF A VOICE THAT IS STILL. Grave II. H. 7. , Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1453, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1453, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1453, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 36 and the son of Ann Stevenson (formerly McGarry), of 7, Dixon Row, Calder St., Coatbridge, Scotland, and the late George McGarry.
He is one of 5 Australian casualties honoured on the Coatbridge War Memorial.
Coatbridge (Scots: Cotbrig or Coatbrig, Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid a' Chòta) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about 8.5 miles east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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