Regimental number | 6638 |
Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | No Fixed Address |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs W Weeden, Dreadnought Street, Lakemba, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Militia, Orange; resigned. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
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 details | See 682 Thomas SWEENEY for first period of service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (R.C. Sec. 10, 767), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SWEENEY Thomas |