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IRWIN, Garrett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 585 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1915, Liverpool, B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1884 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Warialda & Tamworth Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Shrapnel Wounds To Head, France, 31 December 1916, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot IX, Row J, Grave 3, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tamworth Public School WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 585, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, B Company | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 585, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 585, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 31 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 585, 20th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Garrett IRWIN was born on 15th September, 1884 at Warialda, New South Wales
His parents were John IRWIN & Mary Jane (Polly) STEVENS
He enlisted in Liverpool, NSW on 14th March, 1915 and embarked on 25th June 1915 on the HMAT Berrima from Sydney with the 20th Infantry Battalion, B Company
Garrett was Killed in Action in France on 31st December, 1916 and is buried in the Guards Cemetery, Lesbeoufs (Plot IX, Row J, Grave 3)
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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