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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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 1886 - 1954 (68 years)
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| Name |
Sydney James KIRWAN |
- MY Heritage: wife Annie Clark-SOURCE My Heritage ;plus one child SYDNEY JAMES KIRWAN.
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| Suffix |
Lieutenant |
| Born |
12 Jan 1886 |
Willochra SA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Biography Notes |
12 Jan 1886 |
Willochra SA [2] |
| Father; Edmund Kirwan 1842-1909, Mother Ellen Agnes Kirwan (born Lennon) 1847-1891 |
- My Heritages reports Sydney James being married inside a month after military discharge (end of war) and seemingly having 5 children.
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| Military Service |
3 Sept 1915 |
WWI [1] |
| Enlisted/Sworn in: Labourer,Adelaide NOK Mother Ellen Kirwan. Given "half a chance to learn may do well"....later in training..."backward (assume personality)..."but very reliable" |
| Military Service |
27 Jun 1916 |
WWI [1] |
| Advised wounded AOK. Later 27 Jun 1916 GSW=gun shot wound, left thigh and leg-London military hospital |
| Military Service |
5 Jan 1917 |
WWI [1] |
| Promoted Lance/Cpl. Advised wounded AOK further GSW=gunshot wound to Arm 3 May 1917, sent Birmingham Hospital |
| Military Service |
12 Jan 1918 |
WWI [1] |
| Promoted LanceCpl to Corporal-France |
| Military Service |
22 Sep 1918 |
WWI [1] |
| Proceeded to England with promotion to Cadet School as full Sergaent. |
| Military Service |
5 Jan 1919 |
WWI [1] |
| Acting 2nd Lieutenant with AIF, then early in Feb proceeded to France |
| Military Service |
23 May 1919 |
WWI [1] |
| Awarded full Sergeant and MILITARY MEDAL for service in the field "Govt Gazette No61 23 May 1919. Copy of Sixth Supplement No31142 LONDON GAZETTE..."rendered conspicuous services" and detailed onward of a dozen lines (also in naa record) exactly how was awarded MM. Originally to be sent to Father E.F. Kirwan, but Sydney home early;received himself. |
| Military Service |
19 Jun 1919 |
WWI [1] |
| Returned by ship to Australia as Subaltern (war activity ending) and struck off strength. |
- SOURCE; https://birtwistlewiki.com.au/wiki/Military_Medal
Until 1993 the Military Medal was awarded to personnel below commissioned rank for bravery in battle on land for British & Commonwealth forces.
Established on 25 March 1916 (and back dated to 1914) it was the enlisted men and women's equivalent to the Commissioned rank's Military Cross.
When the medal was first introduced, it was unpopular among regular soldiers. Frank Richards writes:"There were no grants or allowances with the Military Medal, which without a shadow of a doubt had been introduced to save awarding too many DCMs. With the DCM went a money-grant of twenty pounds, and a man in receipt of a life pension who had won the DCM was entitled to an extra sixpence a day on to his pension. After the new decoration was introduced, for every DCM awarded there were fifty Military Medals. The old regular soldiers thought very little of the new decoration.
MC=MILITARY CROSS
DCM=DISTINGUISH CONDUCT MEDAL
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| Military Service |
29 Sep 1919 |
Adelaide SA [1] |
| Discharged from war to Adelaide SA with British Star, War Medal and Victory Medal |
- My Heritage offers him being married to Spouse:Elizabeth Madland Less than a month arriving home from WWI on Oct 8 1919 Pt Augusta West, Frome, Sth Astl, Australia
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| Died |
5 Jul 1954 |
Port Augusta SA [3] |
| Person ID |
I-9145 |
Christina and Donald McLean |
| Last Modified |
28 Aug 2021 |
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| Headstones |
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Sydney James Kirwan Lieutenant Military Medal WWI buried in West Tce Cemetery Adelaide SA died 2 March 1954. Als Olivia May "Girlie" Heaslip married in 1920 |
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| Sources |
- [S-117] National Archive of Australia Military Records, naa.gov.au, 25 Aug 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
All findings on Sydneys Military records of WWI
- [S-38] My Heritage, my heritage (with a log in), 25 Aug 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-124889681-5-33421/sidney-james-kirwan-in-myheritage-family-trees
- [S-245] Warren McLean - ID 1506 - family tree on MyHeritage, my heritage (with a log in), 25 Aug 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
Sidney James Kirwan Birth Jan 12 1886 Willochra, South Australia, Military Service Aug 28 1915 Egypt Palestine, Syria Death at home July 5 1954 Port Augusta, South Australia Burial Port Augusta West,South Australia
- [S-75] BDM SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au requires log in , 9 Jan 2021 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
Groom Surname:KIRWAN Groom Given Names: Sydney James Bride Surname:HEASLIP Bride Given Names:Olivia May Marriage Date:12-Oct-1920 Marriage Place:St Matthews Church Quorn SA Groom Age:25 Groom Marital Status: S Groom Father: Edmund Francis KIRWAN Bride Age: 20 Bride Marital Status:S Bride Father: Henry Joseph HEASLIP District:Frome Book/Page:285/138
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