LOONEY, Lincoln
| Service Number: | 3562 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, 21 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sunbury, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sunbury Catholic School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 15 July 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sunbury War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3562, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3562, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3562, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3562 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-15 |
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Lincoln was born as Pat Lincoln Nordenfe LOONEY at Sunbury, Victoria on 21st March, 1889
His parents were Harry Michael LOONEY and Lizzie CHAPMAN
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"Private Lincoln Looney, youngest son of Mr. H. M. Looney, of Sunbury, has been killed in action in France." - from the Romsey Examiner 01 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Ross Martin
Lincoln LOONEY was 27yo when he joined the AIF in Melbourne on 16/8/1915. He left Australia on 5/1/1916 aboard the HMAT Afric as part of the 23rd Battalion.
In Egypt he was reassigned to the 58th Battalion. He was with this Battalion when, on 15/7/1916 he was killed, probably by shellfire while in the Fleubaix/Fromelles area. This was 4 days before the Fromelles Battle.
He is buried at the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France.
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