Ernest John IRWIN

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Service Number:	6284
Enlisted:	21 March 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1875
Home Town:	Moolap, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1 July 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	Drysdale Methodist Church Honor Roll, Drysdale State School No 1645 Honor Roll

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21 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6284, 14th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6284, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6284, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne
26 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, France
11 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6284, 59th Infantry Battalion, RTA 25 November 1917 and discharged as medically unfit (war neurosis/shock).

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