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Thomas SWEENEY

Regimental number6638
Place of birthOrange, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressNo Fixed Address
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs W Weeden, Dreadnought Street, Lakemba, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Militia, Orange; resigned.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentRandwick, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date16 March 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Soudan', 12 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 March 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee 682 Thomas SWEENEY for first period of service.
Date of death11 September 1923
Age at death33
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (R.C. Sec. 10, 767), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SWEENEY Thomas

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