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ROONEY, John
| Service Number: | 1329 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer / Miner |
| Died: | Fullarton, South Australia, 30 May 1933, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: Light Oval; Row: 9N; C/E/W: W; Site #: 11 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1329 | |
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| 15 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1329, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1329, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1329, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Daughter Annie May & Son John Morris Rooney, Olker Street, Barrow in Furness, North Lancashire, England
Previous service: 3 yrs Navy - South America
Described on enlisting as 44yrs of age; widower; 5' 5" tall; 150 lbs;
fair complexion; grey eyes; grey hair; Roman Catholic
2/12/1914 enlisted at Oaklands, SA
appointed to 2nd reinforcements, Morphettville Camp
15/2/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A50 Itonus
as a Private in 12th Battalion, 2nd reinforcements
28/7/1915 shell wound to abdomen - GALLIPOLI
6/8/1915 disembarked into Alexandria
admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, ex SS Reum
12/8/1915 admitted to Heliopolis (ruptured Liver)
20/10/1915 returned to Australia onbaord HT Kanowna, ex Suez, Egypt
28/1/1916 discharged for service
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11/5/1917 re-enlisted - at Port Pirie, SA
Described on 2nd enlisting as 44yrs of age; 5' 7" tall; 161 lbs; medium complexion;
blue eyes; iron grey hair; Roman Catholic; tattooed on both arms and forearms.
17/5/1917 Private in C Company at Mitcham Camp
22/6/1917 discharged from service
Medals: 1914/15 Star (29064); British War medal (2123); Victory medal (2096)
Last lived in Fullarton, SA
30/5/1933 passed away at Fullarton, SA
buried in: West Terrace Cemetery - AIF Cemetery
Section: Light Oval; Row: 9N; C/E/W: W; Site #: 11
Grant Expires: 31/05/2032
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 26/5/2016. Lest we forget.
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