MORONEY, Francis Joseph
| Service Numbers: | NX18426, NX18426 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Guildford, New South Wales, Australia, 23 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Suicide, New Guinea, 22 September 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 1. Row B. Grave 13. Inscription: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX18426 | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX18426, 2nd/1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX18426, 2nd/1st Pioneer Battalion, embarked Sydney for Palestine on board the Johan de Witt | |
| 3 May 1941: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX18426, 2nd/1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 1 Apr 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX18426, 2nd/1st Pioneer Battalion, embarked Middle East for Adelaide on board the USS West Point | |
| 28 Aug 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX18426, 2nd/1st Pioneer Battalion, embarked Brisbane for New Guinea on board the Taroona | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX18426, 2nd/1st Pioneer Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Francis Joseph Moroney (Service No:NX1842) enlisted in the AIF on 29 May 1940. Private Moroney and his older brother Clem (Corporal; Service No:NX34135) served with 2/1 Pioneer Battalion in the Middle East (30 September 1940 - 1 April 1942) and New Guinea (28 August 1942 until his death on 23 September 1943).
Frank was born in Guildford, Sydney, New South Wales in 1919, youngest of six children of Clement Leo Bede Moroney (b1889 in Sydney, New South Wales) and Agnes Bishop Crum (b1889 in Sydney, New South Wales). Clement and Agnes married in 1911 in Sydney, where they settled and raised their family and Clement worked as a Tram Conductor and Bricklayer. Clement served in the Army in both WWI (Private; Service No:3077) and WWII (Private; Service No:N333967).
Frank worked as a Labourer in Sydney before enlisting in the Army.
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