ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

MULDOON, Sydney Roy

MULDOON, Sydney Roy

Full Name: Sydney Roy

MULDOON

Date of Birth: 01

–

1897

Place of birth: Worsley

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Burekup WA

Next of Kin: Father-Albert Aaron Muldoon

Next of Kin Address: Burekup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3896

Rank: Sergeant

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-08-07

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-11-23

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-12-14

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Jeancourt France

Age at Death: 21

Burial Location: Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension France Plot 1, Row E, Grave 15

31/07/1915- Completed Medical Examination Bunbury WA
3/08/1915-To 20 Depot as Private
27/09/1915-To 11th Battalion 11th Reinforcements
16/10/1915-To 11th Battalion 12th Reinforcements
2/03/1916-Joined 11th Battalion in the field Habieta Egypt
5/04/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
22/07/1916-Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Left Hand ) ex 2 Aust Field Ambulance ex 3 Casualty Clearing Station
27/07/1916-Admitted 11th General Hospital Camiers France
31/07/1916-Evacuated/Admitted 2nd Eastern General Hospital Bristol England ex Calais France
7/10/1916-Proceeded Overseas 1st Aust Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Hospital England
20/10/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
12/01/1917-Admitted 6 Aust Field Ambulance ( Septic Foot )- ex 1 Aust Casualty Clearing Station
16/01/1917-Admitted 9th General Hospital Rouen France
2/03/1917-To Convalescent Depot Rouen
22/04/1917-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
20/05/1917-Appointed Lance Corporal in the field France
20/09/1917-Wounded in Action Belgium ( Gassed ) ex 6 Aust Field Ambulance ex 17 Casualty Clearing Station
24/09/1917-Admitted 26th General Hospital Belgium
11/10/1917-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot Havre
20/01/1918-To Infantry School in the field France
17/02/1918-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex School
31/07/1918-Promoted Temporary Corporal in the Field France
15/08/1918-Promoted Temporary Sergeant in the Field France
18/09/1918-KILLED IN ACTION Villeret, France

 

Service Medals Awarded

1914/15 Star – No. 5046

British War Medal – No. 49956

Victory Medal – No. 49316

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 352698

 

Memorial Inscriptions

Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 63

Dardanup War Memorial, Western Australia.

 

Details of Soldier’s Death

22/01/1919- Informant – CAPT. BRODIE, M. – Adjutant for Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Battalion AIF – ” SGT. MULDOON was killed by a machine gun bullet in the attack on Villeret on 18/09/1918, and was buried where he fell, by members of the Battalion, about 2000 yards S. S. W. of Hargicourt, France “.