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MCILWAINE, Joseph Hugh
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1171 |
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Enlisted: | 1 October 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Castlegore, County Antrim, Ireland, 1891 |
Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Castlegore Public School, Ireland |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Alexandria, Egypt, 13 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
Memorials: | Leongatha Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1171, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1171, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1171, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arrived in Australia at the age of 15, and was taking a course at Stott's Correspondence College when he enlisted at 23 years of age.
Died of head wounds suffered at Gallipoli on the Hospital Ship Royal George in Alexandria Egypt, 13 May 1915.