MOLLOY, Edward Thomas
| Service Number: | Q121427 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots |
| Born: | Enfield, London, England, 22 August 1906 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 March 1972, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1942: | Involvement Q121427, not allocated enlistment register | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Q121427 | |
| 14 Oct 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q121427, Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depots | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Q121427 |
Help us honour Edward Thomas Molloy's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Edward Thomas Molloy (Service No:Q121427) enlisted in the ACMF on 8 January 1942 and was attached to Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depot (BIPOD) when he was Discharged on 14 October 1943. He had served previously in the Militia with 2nd Light Horse Regiment.
Born in 1906 in London England, Teddy was the third of eight children of Edward Thomas Molloy Snr (b1880 in London, England ) and Gertrude May Blogg (b1882 in Norfolk, England). Edward Snr was a Packing Case Maker in London in 1901 when he and Gertrude married, and in 1908 the couple with their three children arrived in Brisbane, QLD on board the Ormuz. Edward and Gertrude settled in Bundaberg, QLD where Edward was a Carpenter prior to enlisting in WWI. Following his death in 1919, Gertrude raised the children in Brisbane, QLD.
Teddy worked as a Motor Driver and Storeman in Brisbane, and in 1930 married Doris (Dot) May Lea (b1908 in laidley on the Darling Downs, QLD). Teddy and Dot settled in Brisbane where Teddy worked as a Storeman, Driver and Insurance Agent. Teddy died in 1972 and Dot in 1977.