Alexander KIRWAN

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Service Number:	1727
Enlisted:	14 February 1916, Hamilton, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Casterton, Victoria, 1899
Home Town:	Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Chetwynd State School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1727, Hamilton, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1727, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1727, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
12 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1727, 58th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1727 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-12

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Son of Andrew Valentine and Annie Florence Kirwan of Melville Forest, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia.

Brother of Patrick Kirwan.

Nephew of Kathleen (Katie) Kirwan.

He was in a dugout on the Bapaume line when it suffered a direct hit and was blown to pieces. Alexander was never seen after that.

Medals: British Medal, Victory Medal