Regimental number | 1615 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Copas via Jondaryan, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Cousin, Mrs Catherine Copas, Quinlow via Jondaryan, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oakey, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Place of burial | Cologne Southern Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row F, Grave No. 26), Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 29 June 1915; disembarked Suez, 4 August 1915. Embarked to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 4 November 1915, and transferred to 16th Casualty Clearing Station (typhoid); to Alexandria, and disembarked, 9 November 1915 (defective eye), and admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis (ear trouble); discharged to duty, 15 November 1915; rejoined Bn, Tel el Kebir, 10 January 1916. Found guilty, 16 February 1916, of drunkenness: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916. Found guilty, Mortesque, 3 April 1916, of being absent without leave from 0900, 31 March, to 2030, 1 April 1916; disobeying an order from his Superior Officer: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Reported missing, 29 July 1916; subsequently reported captured, 23 July 1916, and prisoner of war in Dulmen, Germany. Died from Spanish influenza at Steinebach, 28 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as SWENNEY. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SWEENEY Terence
Red Cross File No 2680501M |