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Owen SWEENEY

Regimental number5651
Place of birthShaxragh, County Galway, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinSister, Mrs Mary McCulla, Mount Conor, Woodlaun, County Galway, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death33
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 14), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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