MOONEY, Sydney Vernon
| Service Number: | 4284 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lambton, New South Wales, Australia , 18 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metal moulder (Messrs. Morison & Bearby, Limited) |
| Died: | Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia, 30 August 1953, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 2-33. 154. |
| Memorials: | Stockton Morison & Bearby Ltd. Honour Roll, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4284, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4284, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4284, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4284, 57th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
72 years ago today, on the Monday of the 31st August 1953, Private Sidney (Sydney) Vernon Mooney, 57th Battalion (Reg No-4284A), metal moulder (Messrs. Morison & Bearby, Limited), from 17 Moorehead Street, Redfern, New South Wales and 14 Thomas Street, Mayfield, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 69. CATHOLIC 2-33. 154.
Born at Lambton, New South Wales on the 18th June 1884 to Richard J and Margaret Mooney; husband of Amy Violet Mooney nee?, married?, died?, from 134 Elizabeth Street, Waterloo, New South Wales and 53 Castlereagh Street (Lane), Redfern, N.S.W., re-married 1925 to Alice Annie Mooney nee Kemlo, Redfern, N.S.W., died 9.2.1955, Newcastle, N.S.W., age 70, sleeping here, Sid enlisted on the 16th August 1915 with the 1st Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on the 20th December 1915.
Admitted to hospital 28.4.1916 (influenza), 8.11.1916 (trench feet, mild), 29.10.1918 (influenza).
Commenced return to Australia 13.4.1919.
Sid arrived home on the 3rd June 1919, being discharged on the 26th July 1919.
Mr. Mooney’s name has been inscribed on the Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honour Board and the Morison & Bearby Limited Roll of Honour.
I have placed poppies at Sid’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Not officially commemorated.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered“.
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/.
Lest We Forget.
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