John David IRWIN

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Service Number:	4321
Enlisted:	22 July 1916, Enlisted at Roma, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Strathbogie, New South Wales, Australia, 13 March 1891
Home Town:	Roma, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Tubercular Peritonitis, 8 Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, 4 May 1919, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Church of England Section, Row AA, Grave 1636,
Tree Plaque:	Roma Heroes Avenue
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Roma Cenotaph, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board

22 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4321, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Roma, QLD
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 4321, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 4321, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
27 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4321, Gunshot wounds to the thigh and buttock. Evacuated to England on the 2 October 1917.
4 May 1919:	Involvement Private, 4321, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4321 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-05-04

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Son of A. and L. Irwin; husband of Lucy May Irwin of Phillip Street, Roma, QLD

2 January 1919 - returned to Australia

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal