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SWEENEY, Edward Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1938 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Pontville, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 8 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | New Town State School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 53rd CCS, Daours, France, 11 August 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 32 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 1938, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Pontville, Tas. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1938, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1938, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 1938, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1938, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens, GSW to head. Evacuated to 53rd CCS at Daours but died of his wounds the next day 11 August 1918. | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement Driver, 1938, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1938 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
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