IRVINE, Harry
| Service Number: | 2575 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 13 December 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Grave Ref no: II.B.3. Personal Inscription NEVER FORGOTTEN |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2575, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2575, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 21 and a son of Joseph and Sarah Irvine, 20 Bowen St, Upper Riccarton, New Zealand. He had a brother Joseph who served with New Zealand Forces.
Date of enlistment: 30.09.1916
Place of enlistment: Sydney, NSW.
Australian Infantry-39th Battalion.
Dundee Courier 26th January 1918
DUNDEE AUSTRALIAN DIES OF WOUNDS.
Intimation has been received in Dundee that Private Harry Irvine, Australian Forces, son of Mr Joseph Irvine, late of 235 Lochee Road, Dundee, has died of wounds received in action. Deceased left Dundee for New Zealand, where his father still resides, in June, 1914. He had just arrived there when war broke out, and he joined the New Zealand Forces. After much service he was discharged, but re-enlisted in the Australians.
· His brother, Private Joseph Irvine, New Zealand Forces, is at present on leave in Dundee.
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour.
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