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Aaron McINTYRE

Place of birthOmagh, County Tyrone, Ireland
Place of birthOmagh, Ireland
SchoolOmagh Academy County Tyrone, Ireland
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationChemist
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Andrew McIntyre, Bunda Street, Bundaberg, Queensland
Enlistment date24 June 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name25th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


'Great gallantry in leading his Platoon in the attack on Pozieres Ridge.'
Recommendation date: 17 September 1916

FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXVI, Row F, Grave Ndo. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
105
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Mary MCINTYRE, Gaythorn Road, Albion, Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, McINTYRE Aaron

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