| Regimental number | 732 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Quorn, South Australia |
| School | Quorn Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Parilla, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 172 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edmund Francis Kirwan, Parilla, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Member of the Parilla Rifle Club for 2.6 years. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1700 Pte Charles Lionel KIRWAN, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 18 October 1917; [3789] Lt Sidney James KIRWAN MM, 48th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: embarked from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Taken on strength, 12th Bn, Gallipoli, 12 May 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 6 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 22 February 1916 (mumps); transferred to No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station, Tel el Kebir; to No. 4 Auxiliary Depot, 10 February 1916; to No. 3 Auxiliary Depot, Heliopolis, 10 February 1916; discharged, 24 February 1916; rejoined Bn, Serapeum, 11 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 5 April 1916. Wounded in action, 19-22 August 1916; admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 22 August 1916 (shell shock); transferred by No. 19 Ambulance Train and admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 24 August 1916; to No. 6 Convalescent Depot, 2 September 1916; to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, 28 September 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 10 October 1916 (bronchitis); to Base Details, 17 October 1916; to 26th General Hospital, 13 December 1916 (bronchitis); discharged to Base Details, 22 December 1916; rejoined 12th Bn, 3 March 1917. Wounded in action, 6-10 April 1917 (gun shot wound, left hand);admitted to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 15 April 1917; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 19 April 1917; to No. 2 Convalescent Hospital, 19 April 1917; to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 21 April 1917; rejoined unit, 11 May 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 10 June 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 21 June 1917. Detached to Brigade NCOs' School, 10 July 1917; appointed Lance Corporal, 18 July 1917; rejoined unit, 8 August 1917; appointed Temporary Corporal, 12 August 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 19-20 September 1917 (shell wound, right arm, right hand); admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance (and reverted to rank of Lance Corporal), 19 September 1917; transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 September 1917; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 21 September 1917; to England, 5 October 1917, and admitted to Exeter Grouped Military Hospital, 6 October 1917 (gun shot wound, legs); to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 8 November 1917. Granted furlough, 22 December 1917, to report to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia for discharge, 5 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 30 May 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit, not due to misconduct), 14 June 1918. Total war service: 3 years 284 days (of which 3 years 252 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 71 |
| Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
