MCSWEENY, Donald Matthew
Service Numbers: | 1785, S588 |
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Enlisted: | 8 October 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | General Hospitals - WW2 |
Born: | Callinton, South Australia, 12 September 1888 |
Home Town: | Cummins, Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fireman |
Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 7A, Site No: 18 |
Memorials: | Crystal Brook Merriton Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1785, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
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11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1785, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
8 Oct 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, S588 | |
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8 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
8 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, S588, General Hospitals - WW2 | |
24 Oct 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, S588, General Hospitals - WW2 | |
24 Oct 1943: | Discharged |
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Birth registration details
Name: Donald Matthew Mcsweeney
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1888
Birth Place: Callington
Registration Place: Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia
Father: Daniel Mcsweeney
Mother: Christina Cummings
Page Number: 24
Volume Number: 425
Biography contributed by Martin Hall
Donald Mathew McSweeny
Born Callington South Australia.
His Father was a school Teacher.
Donald was one of 9 children.
He served in both WW1 and WW2
During WW1 he Seved in France, Egypt and England
Suffered Trench Foot through being in water soaked renches 6 weeks at a time during WW1
Durning WW2 was a sergent at the Daw Park Repatriation Hospital when it first opened. He became very ill while there and was eventually discharged from the army.