Regimental number | 8003 |
Place of birth | Creswick, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Telegraphist |
Address | 35 Canning Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W McSweeney, 35 Canning Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Field Engineers, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | M |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 16 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 219 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 7964 Brigade Quartermaster Sergeant William McSWEENEY, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 20 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kildonian Castle', 21 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 2 December 1919. Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Street address number incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as 25 Canning Street. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McSWEENEY John |