MOLLOY, Henry
| Service Number: | QX26183 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 62nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 24 September 1914 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 25 June 1978, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Dec 1941: | Involvement QX26183 | |
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| 29 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX26183 | |
| 29 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 6 Jul 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld) | |
| 29 Dec 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 62nd Infantry Battalion, Thursday Island Fortress | |
| 30 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX26183, 62nd Infantry Battalion, per Islander to Merauke | |
| 28 Jan 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX26183 | |
| 28 Jan 1944: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Henry was the fifth of six children of John (Jack) Joseph Molloy (born 1880 in Newtown, Ipswich, QLD) and Amelia Cawthray (born 1885 in Brisbane, QLD). Jack was a Coal Miner in Ipswich in 1905 when he married Amelia. Jack and Amelia settled in Ipswich and Jack worked as a Miner until 1910, when he worked as a Carter.
Henry was working as a Labourer in Ipswich, QLD when he enlsited in the Army in December 1941.Henry was a Private (Service No:QX26183) attached to the 62nd Infantry Battalion when he was Discharged in January 1944. The 62nd Battalion was raised in 1942 in the Torres Strait and was known as the 'Merauke Regiment'. The Battalion sailed to Merauke in Dutch New Guinea in January 1943, tasked with holding the airstrip and port, patrolling the coast, bulding defences and unloading ships. The 62nd returned to Brisbane in March 1944 and was disbanded in May that year (Australian War Memorial).
Henry returned to Ipswich where he worked as a Labourer until his death in 1978.
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