MORONEY, Richard Joseph
| Service Number: | 4862 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 February 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales RC Mortuary 2: Sect21; Plot 257 |
| Memorials: | Glebe Roll of Honor |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 5th Pioneer Battalion, embarked Alexandria for Marseilles | |
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| 27 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 5th Pioneer Battalion, embarked England for Sydney on board HT Runic |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4862, 5th Pioneer Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Richard Joseph Moroney (Service No:4862) enlisted in the AIF on 24 August 1915, and was attached to 4th Infantry Battalion on 8 March 1916 when he embarked with his Unit from Sydney for Suez on board the Star of England. Sue Johnson (Great Granddaughter) wrote ' They all went down to the Quay to see him off - streamers, tears, frantic waves - and young Molly, the baby, cried more than anyone' (Sun Herald; 14 December 1980; p34). Private Moroney was attached to 5th Pioneer Battalion on 19 June 1916 when he embarked with his Unit from Alexandria for Marseilles and service on the Western Front. Embarking from England for Sydney on 27 April 1919 on board HT Runic, Private Moroney was attached to 5th Pioneer Battalion at Discharge on 27 July 1919.
Born in Liverpool, New South Wales in 1885, Dick was second of seven children of Richard Joseph Moroney Snr (b1856 at Raymond Terrece, New South Wales) and Mary J McFettridge (b1860 in Grafton, New South Wales). Richard Snr (a Bricklayer) and Mary (a Midwife) married in 1884 in Sydney, where they settled, and raised their family - Richard Snr was a Bricklayer and Mary a Midwife.
Dick worked as a Bricklayer in Sydney where, in 1904 he married Mary Jane Allan (b1888 in Sydney, New South Wales). Dick and Mary settled in Sydney, where they raised their family and Dick was a Bricklayer. Dick played Rugby for Western Suburbs and Glebe (1908 - 1911), Following his Dicharge from the Army, Dick and Mary lived in Sydney and Orange, and divorced in 1949. Dick died in 1971 and Mary in 1980.
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