Regimental number | 15484 |
Place of birth | Glenora, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Macquarie Plains, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lily May Sweeney, Clonlea, Bush Park, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | September 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Margaret SWEENEY |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orca', 19 February 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 April 1919, for onward travel to Hobart; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 26 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 52 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SWEENEY Michael |