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MOLLOY, Patrick Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1550 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Gunbower, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1550, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1550, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1550, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1550 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-08 | |
| 7 Nov 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, 'For conspicuous gallantry and keen initiative near WARNETON on the 13th March, 1918. This N.C.O. was of great assistance to his Officer in accounting for 3 of the enemy who had previously been observed in No Man's Land. He crawled out in company with Lieutenant GRAHAM to secure identifications and discover what had happened to the enemy party. Seeing movement in a shell hole Corporal MOLLOY rushed the place, wrestled with the enemy who was armed with 2 rifles, S.A.A. and bombs and succeeded in capturing him. This cool act of courage in broad daylight, when identifications were urgently required was of great value and set a fine example to his comrades. Corporal MOLLOY as Scout N.C.O. has on many occasions rendered most valuable service to his Battalion.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 Date: 7 November 1918 |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017 refer to page 272. Prior to the war he was a farm labourer of Gunbower Vic. He enlisted 3rd April 1915 aged 20 years. He served with the 24th Infantry Battalion, rising to the rank of Sergeant. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 8th June 1918. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget
Submitted 16 March 2020 by Maxwell HILL
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