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Theodore Joseph McCOOEY

Regimental number2787
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShop boy
Address10 Rose Street, Auburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Gregory McCooey, 10 Rose Street, Auburn, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 25), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Commemoration details\
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
159
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Gregory and Mary MCCOOEY, 10 Rose Street, Auburn, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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