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SWEENEY, Charles Roderick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1/1686 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 1928 |
| Home Town: | Thursday Island (War-Ben Island, Waiben Island), Torres Strait, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Korea, 7 October 1951, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Private Sweeney was originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery. Portion 19 Plot and Row 5 Grave No.1021 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
Service History
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Private, 1/1686, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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