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IRVINE, Roy James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3426 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Snowtown, South Australia, AUSTRALIA, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper | |
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| 3 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3426, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Embarked Private, 3426, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 21 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
In memory of my grandfather - by Pat Teale
We were never told that he was a returned serviceman. Until later in his life he never talked about his war service.
The story is that he joined as his younger brother was missing & wanted to find him.
David Walter Irvine reg/no 6055 missing 14 July 1917 Prisoner of war Germany. David was repatriated back Australia to Woodville Red Cross Home Randwick died (TB) on 20 Aug 1920 with his brother Roy James by his side
Lest we Forget