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IRELAND, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4509 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4509, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4509, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Australian Infantry-2nd Battalion.
Place of enlistment: Warwick, NSW.
Date of enlistment: 06.09.1915.
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.
Parents-George and Jessie Ireland, Tavistock St, Drununoyne, NSW, Australia
Spouse: Selina Ireland, “Rubicon” Tavistock St, Drununoyne, NSW, Australia
Child: George Leslie Allan Ireland.
Age at Death: 37