Frederick John IRVINE

IRVINE, Frederick John

Service Number: 4203
Enlisted: 31 August 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 29th Infantry Battalion
Born: Mortlake, Vic., 1897
Home Town: Bostocks Creek, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling: Tanderook State School
Occupation: Dairyman
Died: Died of wounds, Belgium, 15 December 1917
Cemetery: Irish House Cemetery
C II, Irish House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

31 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, 4203
21 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 4203, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 4203, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of Alexander and Margaret IRVINE of Bostocks Creek, Vic.

LATE PRIVATE P. J. IRVINE.
The sad news was received by his parents on Boxing Day that  Private Frederick John Irvine, of Tandarook, Bostock's Creek, had died of wounds on December 15 last. The late Private Irvine enlisted with the A.I.F. in August of 1916, and went into camp at Broadmeadows on September I of the same year, subsequently being transferred to Royal Park. He embarked on October 21, his destination being England, and he completed his training on  Salisbury Plain and crossed over to France on May 1, 1917. He had been engaged on active service since and had there-fore seen much hard fighting.
The deceased soldier, who was just on 21 years of age, was a native of Mortlake, but he came to this district with his parents some 15 years ago. He was well known and highly esteemed throughout this community and the sorrowing parents and relatives will have the sincere sympathy of a wide circle of acquaintances in their irreparable loss. Theirs is the consolation that their kinsman played a
man's part and made the supreme sacrifice for the honor of his  native land. The late Private Irvine took a keen interest in sport and, prior to enlisting was a member of the Cobden Football Club.

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