MCSWEENEY, Valentine Joseph
| Service Number: | NX134211/N49985 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Bombadier |
| Last Unit: | 14 Field Regiment AMF |
| Born: | Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 September 1921 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 9 October 2009, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Bombadier, NX134211/N49985, 14 Field Regiment AMF | |
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| 23 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Bombadier, NX134211/N49985, 14 Field Regiment AMF | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Bombardier, NX134211/N49985, 14 Field Regiment AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Mac was the youngest child of Donal Michael McSweeney (born 1894 in Sydney, NSW) and Ruby Hastings Aiken (born 1895 in Sydney, NSW). Donal was a Waggon Driver in Sydney, NSW when he married Ruby (a Machinist) in 1916. They settled in Sydney and in 1918 Donal briefly enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No:86554). Donal worked as a Lorry Driver.
Mac was a Carrier in Sydney in 1942 when he enlisted in the Australian Army. He served as a Bombardier (Service Nos:NX134211/N49985) and was attached to 14th Field Regiment when he was Discharged in November 1945. Brother Donald (Flight Lieutenant; Service No:421445) also served in WWII.
Returning to Sydney, Mac worked as a Carter and in 1947 married Mary Leslie Stow (nee Austin, born 1922 in Albury, NSW). Mac and Mary settled in Sydney where Mac worked as a Carrier, before retiring to the Gold Coast, QLD. Mas died in 2009 and Mary in 2012.
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