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Neil John SWEENEY

Regimental number3616
Place of birthQuambatook, Victoria
SchoolSt Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria (Catholic)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Charles Sweeney, Bridgewater, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 September 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialRue-Du Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 33), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and A.M. SWEENEY, Bridgewater-on-Loddon, Victoria
Family/military connectionsSgt Daniel O. Sweeney.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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