MOONEY, Alfred Henry
| Service Number: | NX94136 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 4 December 1912 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 17 November 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot T, Row A, Grave 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX94136 | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX94136, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Alfred's History
Alfred Henry Mooney (better known by his nickname Chicka), was born on the 4th December 1912. He was the third son of five boys to Ethel and Matthew Mooney in Sydney Australia. The boys were very close, growing up in Bondi. They were all excellent swimmers joining the Bondi Surf Club and Bondi Icebergs at a very young age.
Before going to war he was the manager of Bussel Brothers store at Annandale
Alfred married Mona Greig at Holy Cross Church Woollahra on the 4th August 1934. They had a daughter Lorraine born 3rd July 1935.
He and two of his brothers enlisted at Paddington Sydney NSW on 31st March 1942.
He fought in conflicts primarily in the Middle East.
His unit was returning to Australia from overseas when they were redeployed to New Guinea because of problems there. He was killed on the 17th November 1943. He was first buried at Finschapen Cemetery and later transferred to Lae Cemetery.
Loved and sadly missed.
Submitted 23 September 2017 by Lorraine Patterson
Biography contributed by Lorraine Patterson
Alfred Henry Mooney (better known by his nickname Chicka), was born on the 4th December 1912. He was the third son of five boys to Ethel and Matthew Mooney in Sydney Australia. The boys were very close, growing up in Bondi. They were all excellent swimmers joining the Bondi Surf Club and Bondi Icebergs at a very young age.
Before going to war he was the manager of Bussel Brothers store at Annandale
Alfred married Mona Greig at Holy Cross Church Woollahra on the 4th August 1934. They had a daughter Lorraine born 3rd July 1935.
He and two of his brothers enlisted at Paddington Sydney NSW on 31st March 1942.
He fought in conflicts primarily in the Middle East.
His unit was returning to Australia from overseas when they were redeployed to New Guinea because of problems there. He was killed on the 17th November 1943. He was first buried at Finschapen Cemetery and later transferred to Lae Cemetery.
Loved and sadly missed.
Biography contributed
Alfred Henry MOONEY was born in Glebe, Sydney on 4th December, 1912
His parents were Sidney Matthew MOONEY & Ethel May MOORE who married in Sydney in 1907
He married Mona Mary GREIG in Woollahra, Sydney on 4th August, 1934
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