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MOLONY, Francis William

Service Number:	2174
Enlisted:	27 June 1915, Place of Enlistment, Liverpool, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 10 September 1891
Home Town:	Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ironmonger
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Albury Methodist Church Circuit Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Old Albury Methodist Church Memorial Window, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

27 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2174, 17th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Liverpool, New South Wales.
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2174, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2174, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
12 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2174, 17th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot Wound to right shoulder, Severe.
10 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 2174, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2174 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-15

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