ARMANASCO, Mark
| Service Number: | 3759 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 22 June 1978 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Long Illness, Proserpine Hospital, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 13 October 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine General Cemetery, Qld C2 GRAVE 732 |
| Memorials: | Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3759, 25th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 3759, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 3759, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane |
Obituary
Obituary 20.10.1944 Guardian “Mark Armanasco died at the Proserpine Hospital on Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock, after a long illness, at the age of 66 years.
Deceased was born at Gympie and came to Proserpine in 1924 and has worked at the Proserpine Mill until his failing health prevented him from doing so.
He was a married man, his wife predeceasing him some years ago. He leaves a daughter (Mrs. W. West) and a son who resides away from the district. He also leaves 4 brothers & 8 sisters. Mrs Frank McNeill is one of the sisters.
The late Mr Armanasco was a return soldier, having served in the 1914 – 1918.
The funeral moved from the Catholic Church at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Father Monckton read the burial service at the graveside.”
Passed away 14.10.1944 & buried in the Proserpine Old Cemetery C2 GRAVE 732
Submitted 1 January 2025 by Lyn Burke
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Maud Armanasco, c/o Miss Mary Cameron, Smyth Street, Red Hill, Gympie, Queensland
Mark Armanasco died at the Proserpine Hospital on Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock, after a long illness, at the age of 66 years.
Deceased was born at Gympie and came to Proserpine in 1924 and has worked at the Proserpine Mill until his failing health prevented him from doing so.
He was a married man, his wife predeceasing him some years ago. He leaves a daughter (Mrs. W. West) and a son who resides away from the district. He also leaves 4 brothers & 8 sisters. Mrs Frank McNeill is one of the sisters.
The late Mr Armanasco was a return soldier, having served in the 1914 – 1918.
The funeral moved from the Catholic Church at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Father Monckton read the burial service at the graveside.”
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