IRVINE, James Robert Gordon
| Service Numbers: | 3825, W69609 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 16 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Claremont State School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Geraldton, Western Australia, 10 February 1962, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geraldton Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3825, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3825, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3825, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 4 Feb 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, 'For gallantry and devotion to duty on night of 24th/25th April 1918 during the counter-attack on enemy positions near VILLERS-BRETONNEUX. This soldier laid and assisted in the maintenance of telephone lines from Battalion Headquarters to the front line over ground which was continuously under intense machine gun fire and which also was heavily shelled. On 25th April 1918 he displayed a fine courage in going out to repair telephone lines between Forward Brigade and Battalion Headquarters and also very frequently to the front line. The conditions under which the work was done called for a very high standard of courage, and he was a fine example to all in his vicinity.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15 Date: 4 February 1919 |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, W69609 |
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Son of James and late Margaret IRVINE of Goldsworthy Road, Claremont, WA
Military Medal
'For gallantry and devotion to duty on night of 24th/25th April 1918 during the counter-attack on enemy positions near VILLERS-BRETONNEUX. This soldier laid and assisted in the maintenance of telephone lines from Battalion Headquarters to the front line over ground which was continuously under intense machine gun fire and which also was heavily shelled. On 25th April 1918 he displayed a fine courage in going out to repair telephone lines between Forward Brigade and Battalion Headquarters and also very frequently to the front line. The conditions under which the work was done called for a very high standard of courage, and he was a fine example to all in his vicinity.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15
Date: 4 February 1919
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