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James ROONEY

Regimental number7766
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShirt cutter
AddressValley, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs. E. Rooney, Helen Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date10 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 22), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
77
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth ROONEY, Helen Street, Valley, Brisbane
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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