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IRELAND, John Harmon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7003 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jeetho, Victoria, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Kooyong, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Builder's foreman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7003, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7003, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7003, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7003, 8th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...7003 Private John Harmon Ireland. A builder’s foreman from Kooyong, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Ireland embarked with the 23rd Reinforcements, 8th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Hororata on 23 November 1916. Later promoted to Acting Sergeant while in England, he was admitted to hospital suffering from bronchitis. Following his recovery he reverted to the rank of Private and rejoined his battalion in France. Subsequently diagnosed as suffering from neurasthenia, he returned to Australia on 6 June 1918 and was medically discharged..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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