MCINERNEY, Desmond John
| Service Numbers: | SX30703, S51744 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 April 1943, Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilkenny, SA, 14 May 1924 |
| Home Town: | West Croydon, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St. Joseph School North Croydon; Marist Brothers' School, Alberton |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 12 October 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery E D 4 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Apr 1943: | Involvement Private, S51744, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Apr 1943: | Involvement Private, SX30703, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Dubbo, NSW | |
| 30 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX30703, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Killed in Action
MR. AND MRS. M. J. McINERNEY, of 4 Cavendish Street, Kilkenny, have been notified that their elder son, DESMOND JOHN, was killed in action in New Guinea on October 12.
Desmond joined the A.M.F. in July, 1942, and transferred to the A.I.F. in April, 1943. He was born at Kilkenny in 1924 and was 19 years and 5 months of age at the time of his death. He was educated at St. Joseph's School, North Croydon, and
the Marist Brothers' School, Alberton.
He was a member of the Holy Name Society at St. Saviour's, Hindmarsh, the C.Y.M. Society, and St. Margaret Mary's Tennis Club, and popular with all with whom he came in contact.
Besides his parents, he leaves a sister. (Sister Sheila Mclnerney, Aston Hospital, Prospect) and a younger brother, Eiffe, to mourn their sad loss.
May God grant him eternal rest.
Southern Cross Friday 05 November 1943 page 5
Submitted 13 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of Michael John McINERNEY and Hilda Helen nee GILLESPIE
Of West Croydon, SA
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