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Henry McDonald MOLLOY

Regimental number3579
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLumper
Address8 Little Inglis Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 7.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Isabel Molloy, 8 Little Inglis Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records48
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary MOLLOY; husband of Isabella MOLLOY, 31 Inglis Street, Port Melbourne. Native of Hobart, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 24th Bn, 14 March 1916.

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 1800301: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MOLLOY Henry McDonald
Red Cross File No 1800301

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