Regimental number | 2632 |
Place of birth | Nathalia, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Barmedman Road, Wyalong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, J Lonergan, Barmedman Road, Wyalong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died in Malta of pneumonia. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Addolorate Cemetery (Block E, Plot EA, Row A, Grave No. 684), Malta |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 41 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Wyalong Roll of Honour. Parents: James and Elizabeth LONERGAN, Wyalong, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 6344 Pte James Francis LONERGAN, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918; 6424 Pte Stephen LONERGAN, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 4 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked from Alexandria to join unit at Gallipoli, 18 October 1915; joined Bn, 4 November 1915. Admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 9 November 1915 (mumps); transferred to hospital ship, 23 November 1915 (pneumonia); disembarked Malta, 29 November 1915, and admitted to Military Hospital, Cottonera. Listed as dangerously ill, 11 December 1915; died, 15 December 1915 (pneumonia and empyaemia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |