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IRWIN, Hector Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5692 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Ingham, Hinchinbrook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Yeronga Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yeronga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5692, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5692, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5692, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5692 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-08 |
Personal Stories
Scouting Connection
Hector was a Patrol Leader with the 1st Lichfield Troop, Staffordshire, England and is named on the Scout Association's First World War Roll of Honour https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/explore/scouting-in-the-first-world-war/
Submitted 1 January 2020 by David Oliver