Joseph Alfred IRWIN

IRWIN, Joseph Alfred

    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
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    World War 1 Service

    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

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    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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