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Ira George AMOS

Regimental number1988
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStableman
AddressBay Road, Plympton, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24.2
Height5' 8.25"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Dorothy Pearl Amos, c/o Mrs. Clark, Plympton, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 67 days in 3rd Reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse Regiment; discharged after refusing to be inoculated against fever.
Enlistment date18 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 October 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 10 February 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1988A
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date28 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; disembarked, 14 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 28 April 1919.

War service: 3 years 193 days (of which 3 years 33 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 October 1962
Age at death73
Place of burialNorth Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, AMOS Ira George

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