SWEENEY, Timothy
| Service Number: | 190 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 March 1915, Hughenden, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Keelnebrack, Ireland, 20 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 July 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 190, 26th Infantry Battalion, Hughenden, Queensland | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 190, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 190, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 190, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Aberfoyle Park High School
Timothy Sweeney was born on the 20th of March 1887, in Keelnebrack, in the county of Kerry, Ireland. He had one sister, Mary Sweeney who resided in Ireland. This was his next of kin. Prior to enlisting in service, Timothy was a shearer. On the 19th of March 1915, Timothy Enlisted for service in Hughenden, Queensland. The last unit that Timothy Sweeney was involved in was the 26th infantry battalion, He was in the ‘A’ Company as his squadron and his rank was that he was a private. While he was over in Gallipoli he had no illness. Timothy ended up dying of wounds in the war on 6th July 1916 aged 29 years old.
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