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MCILROY, George Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 571 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Optician |
| Died: | Natural causes, Yellinbo, Victoria, Australia, 24 October 1953 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 571, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 571, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 571, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 15 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous ability and gallantry as a Company Commander throughout the operations in France from 26 March 1916. He looks after his men and has set them a fine example of soldierly endurance under heavy shell fire at Poziers. | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 24th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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