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SWEENEY, Norman Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3344 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania as part of the 26th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement recruitment. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenora, Tasmania, Australia, 24 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School System, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shunter in Tasmanian Railways. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 August 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, New Norfolk War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3344, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania as part of the 26th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement recruitment. | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3344, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3344, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3344, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3344 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3344, 12th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action, France. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Daniel Sweeney and Sarah Stimpson married 26th February 1884 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia.
Fate: - Court of Enquiry convened 18th June 1917, determined Private Norman Daniel Sweeney's fate as having been killed in action between the 19th and 22nd August 1916 in France.