DWYER, James Joseph
| Service Number: | 8017 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1913 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer Stoker |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Rosses Point, Sligo, Ireland, 20 October 1870 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aortic aneurism, Malta, 7 May 1917, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery R.C. 130. INSCRIPTION SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2) |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Mar 1913: | Enlisted 8017 | |
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| 7 May 1917: | Discharged 8017 |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement 8017 | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer Stoker |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 46 and the son of Patrick and Bridget Dwyer; husband of Mary Kate Dwyer, of Upper Rosses Point, Sligo, Ireland.
He is one of two Australian casualties of the Great War who served on H.M.A.S. "Brisbane," interred in this cemetery-the other being Stoker Thomas Samuel Eastabrook.
HMAS Brisbane was a Town class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy. Built in Sydney between 1913 and 1916 to the Chatham subtype design, Brisbane operated in the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Australian coastal waters during World War I. On 13 December 1916, Brisbane departed on a voyage to the Mediterranean. After reaching Malta on 4 February, the ship was fitted with equipment not available in Australia at the time. Soon after, the ship was redeployed to Colombo, and employed on Indian Ocean patrols to search for German raiders.
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