Robert McGarry

Rank:	Private
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Town/Village:	Helena Vale, Western Australia
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Alternative Address:	Longford, Co. Longford
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Regiment/Unit:	11th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force
Regiment Number:	1453
Date of Death:	06-08-1915
Cause:	Killed in action, Gallipoli
Memorial:	Shell Green Cemetery, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Information:	Robert was born inLongford on 30 October 1878. Prior to the war, Pte McGarry was employed as an engine driver, and had been made a widower. He enlisted in Helena Vale, Western Australia on in September 1914, but had 6 years experience with the Royal Engineers Volunteers in Scotland. Pte McGarry embarked for the front from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board 'HMAT A50 Itonus' on 22nd February 1915.
Parents Names:	Son of the late George and Anne McGarry (née Doherty, later Mrs. Stephenson of Coatbridge, Scotland)
Notes:	Robert McGarry's birth was registered in Mullingar in 1878. At the time of enlistment, Pte McGarry gave his mother Mrs Anne Stephenson, 7 Dixon Row, Calder Street, Coatbridge, Scotland, as his next-of-kin. Mrs. Stephenson was married to William, a grave-digger. His alternative next-of-kin was his brother Thomas, who resided with their mother.
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