Regimental number | 3616 |
Place of birth | Quambatook, Victoria |
School | St Patrick's College, Ballarat, Victoria (Catholic) |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Sweeney, Bridgewater, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Rue-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 connections | Sgt Daniel O. Sweeney. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |