Joseph Alfred IRWIN

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Service Number:	1774
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Enlisted at Murrurundi, NSW
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	8th Army Service Corps
Born:	Singleton, England, 1889
Home Town:	Murrurundi, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 June 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Panel 11, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1774, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), Enlisted at Murrurundi, NSW
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 1774, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
5 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1774, 8th Army Service Corps, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Division Artillery Ammunition Park
30 Jun 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 1774, 8th Army Service Corps, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1774 awm_unit: 8th Australian Army Service Corps Company awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1915-06-30

Husband of Charlotte Jane Irwin of Railway Street, Murrurundi, NSW. Father of Agnes Maud Irwin and Veronica Ida Mary Irwin

Brother of A.H. Irwin of Werris Creek, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Military Forces for about 18 months

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