STARR, Michael Francis
| Service Number: | 3464 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Healesville, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers High School St Kilda |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Healesville Avenue of Honour, Healesville WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3464, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3464, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3464, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brothers Michael Francis Starr and Patrick James Starr were both killed by shellfire in action 4 October 1917. Both are remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial and gave their home town as Healsville Victoria.
Michael, 28, and Patrick Starr, 22, died whilst serving with the 6th Battalion, the Australian Imperial Force. Sons of Mary Starr, of "Comely Bank," Healsville, Victoria, and the late Michael Starr, they were well known at Bendigo and Footscray, Victoria respectively. The brothers have no known grave, and are commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres. They also had two other brothers who served in the AIF, both returned safely to Australia, Phillip Henry Starr and John Robert Starr.