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Joseph SWEENEY

Regimental number3644
Place of birthManchester England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressNational Bank of Australasia Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret A Sweeney, Oldham Road, Manchester, England
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death11 February 1925

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