Leopold Thomas MOLONY

MOLONY, Leopold Thomas

Service Number: 188
Enlisted: 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Quartermaster Sergeant
Last Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town: Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Draper
Died: Died of wounds - gas gangrene of leg, At sea on board HS Sicilia, 29 June 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Buried at sea Rev. E. Teale officiated Panel 5 Lone Pine Memorial
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 188, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Feb 1915: Involvement 188, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
25 Feb 1915: Embarked 188, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
29 Jun 1915: Involvement 188, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 188 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Squadron Quartermaster awm_died_date: 1915-06-29

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Molony and Kate Elizabeth Molony nee McCann of Moray Street, Elsternwick, Victoria. Brother of Ada Molony, Alice Maud Molony, Kathleen Maud Molony, Ellen Agnes Molony, Patrick Henry Molony, John Francis Molony, Charles Edward Molony,  and Mary Adelaide Molony

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal