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E Sweeney

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Bungendore and District War Memorial
Given name
E (Edwin Irwin)
Family name
Sweeney
Service number
2490
Additional information
Gender
M
Rank (legacy)
Private
Unit at embarkation
56 Battalion
Service (legacy)
Army
Conflicts
World War 1
Campaign (legacy)
Western Front
Veteran Notes/Bio

1.Listed Bungendore War Memorial Hall WW 1 ROH (1917) and Bygone Queanbeyan
2. “MAPPING ANZACS”: Service Number: 2490 ;POB: Bungendore :POE: Goiulburn; NOK: Father:Patrick Sweeney.
3. AWM Embarkation Roll: Rank: Private ;Unit: 56 Infantry Battalion - 2 to 9 Reinforcements (April 1916 - January 1917) ; Age:35 ; Occupation: Labourer;DOE: 12.03.1916; Embarked:30.09.1916.Sydney.HMAT Aeneas.A60.
4. AWM Nominal Roll: Rank:Private ;Unit: 56 Battalion ;DOE:12.03.1916 : RTA:15.02.1918 .
5. Stephenson:Born 1878.
6. Queanbeyan Age and Observer 11.08.1916 reported a farwell function at the Bungendore Public School for W.Smith, F.Saunderson, R.Smith and E.Sweeney,where each was presented with a money belt,"as a slight token of esteem from the public." 7.Queanbeyan Age and Observer 07.05.1918 reported on a Welcome Home function at the Federal Hall (Bungendore) for Private E. Sweeney and Sergt Alf Taylor,both of whom were presented with medals.

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