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MCCOOEY, Vincent Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N218841 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 February 1902 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Patrician Brothers School, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not employed |
| Died: | Bullet wound to head, Iron Range, Queensland, Australia, 1 February 1943, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville War Cemetery, Queensland, Australia BC6, Townsville War Cemetery, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, N218841, 13 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
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| 8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, N218841, Waverley Oval, Sydney | |
| 8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N218841, 13 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
| 1 Feb 1943: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, N218841, 13 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N218841, 13 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Vincent Joseph McCOOEY was born in Sydney on 21st February, 1902
His parents were William John McCOOEY & Mary WINTER who married in St Benedicts Church in Sydney on 24th July, 1889
Vincent died at Iron Range in Queensland on 1st February, 1943 and is buried in the Townsville War Cemetery
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