IRELAND, Percy John
| Service Number: | QX186 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 14 July 1905 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Windsor State School |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 6 March 1978, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, QX186 | |
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| 21 Oct 1939: | Enlisted | |
| 21 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX186 | |
| 14 Mar 1940: | Discharged | |
| 14 Mar 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX186 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Percy John Ireland (Service No:QX186) served in the Army with 1st Field Park 6th Division RAE from 21 October 1939 to 14 March 1940. Discharged as Medically Unfit, he enlisted in the RAAF (Service No:22815) on 8 July 1940 and was Discharged on 26 November 1945.
Born in 1905 in Strathpine QLD, Percy was the fourth of eight children of John Ireland (b1877 in Strathpine, QLD) and Leah Green (b1880 in Brisbane, QLD). John (a Contractor) and Leah married in 1899 in Brisbane, QLD and lived in Brisbane, Strathpine and South Pine where John was a Contractor, Farmer, Labourer and Concrete Worker.
Percy started work in Brisbane as an Apprentice Coach Bodybuilder and in 1927 married Agnes O'Connor (b1906 in Gympie, QLD). Percy and Agnes settled in Brisbane where Percy worked as a Coach Bodybuilder, Concrete Drainer and Motor Mechanic before enlisting for service in WWII. Following his Discharge in 1945, Percy and Agnes remained in Brisbane where Percy was a Sub Foreman and Bodybuilder. Percy died in 1978 and Agnes in 1982.