MOLONY, Harold Armour
| Service Number: | 2175 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Place of Enlistment, Liverpool, New South Wales. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Paschendaele Ridge, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 9 |
| Memorials: | Albury Methodist Church Circuit Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Old Albury Methodist Church Memorial Window |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2175, 17th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Liverpool, New South Wales. | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2175, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2175, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2175, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2175, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2175 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 |
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From Marie Victorine, Leers France
Lance Corporal Harold Armour Molony
17th Australian Infantry Battalion, A.I.F.
KIA October 1917, aged 19. Plot VII. B. 9 – Dochy Farm
Son of Francis Edward and Edith Helen Molony, of "Willow Bank", Albury, New South Wales.
A labourer from Albury, New South Wales, prior to his enlistment, Pte Molony embarked with his brother, 2174 Pte Francis William Molony, with the 4th Reinforcement, on HMAT Argyllshire from Sydney on 30 September 1915. On 9 October 1917, he was killed in action, aged 19, and is buried in Dochy Farm British Cemetery, Belgium.
Pte Francis Molony had previously been killed in action in France.
Caporal suppléant Harold Armour Molony
17e bataillon d’infanterie australienne, A. I. F.9
KIA octobre 1917, à l’âge de 19 ans.
Parcelle VII. B. 9. – Dochy Farm
Fils de Francis Edward et d’Edith Helen Molony, de « Willow Bank », Albury, Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
Ouvrier d’Albury, en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, avant son enrôlement, le Sdt Molony embarqua avec son frère le 2174 Pdt Francis William Molony avec le 4e Renfort sur le HMAT Argyllshire en provenance de Sydney le 30 septembre 1915. Le 9 octobre 1917, il est tué au combat, à l’âge de 19 ans, et est enterré au cimetière britannique de Dochy Farm, en Belgique.
Le Sdt Francis Molony avait déjà été tué au combat en France.
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