PIRIE, Daniel Devine
| Service Number: | 1712 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Enoggera, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia , 3 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mackay State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1712, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enoggera, Qld. | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1712, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1712, 49th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Annie PIRIE, Evan Street, Mackay, Queensland
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The local newspaper reported that Dan was employed in Mackay by his uncle, Mr W. Devine, of the Bowen Foundry, for some time and was a very promising young man, and quickly rose to the rank of Sergeant, being only 20 years of age. He had also worked for the newspaper for a time and was a very popular young lad.
According to his service file he was promoted to acting sergeant during July 1916, just prior to his death during the assault on Mouquet Farm by the 49th Battalion.
In his Red Cross wounded and missing file, it was stated by a mate who knew him very well, that he was shot and killed instantly, in the German trenches, when the witness was only a few yards away. He was in D Company.
His only brother 5710 Private John Michael Grey Pirie served with the 26th Battalion and returned to Australia during 1919.
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