Peter Bernard ROONEY

Regimental number4590
Place of birthInverell New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressPhipp Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Ellen Rooney, c/o Mrs. Ellen Arena, Juliett Street, Thompson Estate, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date2 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20-27 September 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLIV, Row C, Grave No. 3), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal