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MCSWEENEY, John Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 733 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 October 1928, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic H, Grave 2602 |
| Memorials: | Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 733, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 733, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 733, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Michael and Margaret McSweeney, 87 Cowper Street, Footscray, Victoria
McSWEENEY.- On the 22nd October, 1928, at Melbourne, John Robert McSweeney (late A.I.F.), of Spencer street, West Melbourne, beloved youngest son of the late Margaret and Michael McSweeney, loving brother of Margaret (Mrs. Playle), and Daniel Joseph, aged 46 years.
Rest in peace.
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