Regimental number | 1725 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
Other Names | Roonan, John E |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Irvinebank via Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ivy Agnes Roonan, c/o Mrs J Roonan, Irvinebank via Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1725A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Waterfall Cemetery, NSW |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Miltiades', 4 May 1917; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1917, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 22 August 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROONAN John Edward |