Donald Matthew MCSWEENY

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MCSWEENY, Donald Matthew

Service Numbers:	1785, S588
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:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) 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
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
8 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Keswick, SA
8 Oct 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, S588, General Hospitals - WW2
24 Oct 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (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.

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