Richard John KIRWAN

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Service Numbers:	2279, 2279A
Enlisted:	3 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wilpena, South Australia, 7 January 1874
Home Town:	Melrose, Mount Remarkable, South Australia
Schooling:	Hawker Public School
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 4 July 1917, aged 43 years
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melrose School Roll of Honour, Parachilna & Region Honour Roll, The South Australian National War Memorial

3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2279, Adelaide, South Australia
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2279, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2279, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
4 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2279A, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2279A awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-04

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