John Edward ROONAN

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Service Numbers:	1724, 1725
Enlisted:	11 November 1915, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia , 13 March 1890
Home Town:	Irvinebank, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Hurtsville, New South Wales, Australia , 12 November 1921, aged 31 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Waterfall Sanatorium Cemetery Plaque in The New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Memorials:	Charters Towers Methodist Circuit Great War Roll of Honour, Irvinebank Roll of Honor

11 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1724, 47th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
20 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1725, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1725, 47th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
20 Jan 1917:	Wounded Private, 1725, 47th Infantry Battalion
5 Feb 1917:	Wounded Private, 1725, 47th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot Wound to left thigh.

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