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SWEENEY, William Michael
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7139 |
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Enlisted: | 2 October 1917, Enlisted at Brisbane |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1879 |
Home Town: | Milton, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Billard Marker |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 June 1918 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7139, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 7139, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
16 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 7139, 25th Infantry Battalion, SS Canberra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charlie and Bridget Sweeney; husband of Madge(Margaret Isabel) Sweeney of Collingwood Street, Paddington, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal