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MOONEY, James Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 648 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 648, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 648, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Service in short
648 Pte James Bernard Mooney (37 Btn AIF) was born in Warrnambool, Victoria and was a mechanic when he enlisted on 5.2.1916 aged 24 & nine months. His next of kin was his father, in Bairnsdale but he later married and his NOK became his wife, living in Collingwood, Vic. Departed Melb on 5.6.1916 on HMAT34 'Persic'. Arrived in France 22.11.1916. Killed in Action, Belgium 12.10,1917. Buried in the field but grave later lost. Attended Bairnsdale Convent School & Paynesville State School. An Uncle, 963 Pte W.W. Oakley 37 Bn was KIA 18.6.1918, from Paynesville, Vic. His brother-in-law 11832 Dvr G.H. Evans AFA was KIA 11.10.1918
Submitted 1 September 2018 by Garry Heafield