Regimental number | 1049 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Prince's Hill State School, North Carlton, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 7 Garten Street, Princes Hill, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Phillip Irwin, 7 Garten Street, Princess Hill, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Place of burial | Reading Cemetery (72, 16472), Berkshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915; admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, Anzac, 18 October 1915 (ulcers on leg); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 18 October 1915; to hospital ship, 19 October 1915; to Florana Hospital, Malta, 24 October 1915; to All Saints Casualty Clearing Station, Malta, 12 November 1915. [no details of service from November 1915 to March 1916, except that he was in Egypt]. Embarked Alexandria to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 13 November 1916 (rheumatism); transferred to Rest Station, 13 November 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 22 December 1916 (pyrexia of unknown origin); to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Le Toquet, 25 December 1916; embarked for England, 29 December 1916 (bronchitis); admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, England, 30 December 1916; discharged on furlough, 16 January 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 17 February 1917. Transferred to 65th Bn, England, 23 March 1917; appointed Temporary Driver, 23 March 1917. To be Temporary Corporal, 12 July 1917; to be Corporal, 12 July 1917. Transferred to 22nd Bn, 21 August 1917. Detached to Imperial School of Instruction, 24 September 1917; qualified as Shoeing Smith, 7 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 March 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Havre, France, 5 March 1918; marched out to unit, 7 March 1918; rejoined 22nd Bn, 9 March 1918. Wounded in action, 19 May 1918; admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 19 May 1918 (gun shot wound, left leg); transferred to 61st Casualty Clearing Station, 19 May 1918; to Ambulance Train, 23 May 1918; to 4th General Hospital, Etaples, 23 May 1918; to England, 3 June 1918; to Reading War Hospital, England, 3 June 1918; died of wounds, 1 September 1918 (gun shot wound, left thigh amputated, septicaemia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAILLIE Robert George |