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EGAN, Joseph James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1536, 1536A |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Pingelly Taylors Well District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1536, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1536, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1536, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1536A, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1536A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1536A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1536A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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