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Private Leo Aloysius McGuinness

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Private Leo Aloysius McGuinness

Birth
Quirindi, Liverpool Plains Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Death
27 Jun 1918 (aged 34)
France
Burial
Hazebrouck, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot I. Row F. Grave 15.
Memorial ID
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Regimental number 727
Place of birth Coorabong, New South Wales
School Toronto Public School, New South Wales
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Miner
Address Toronto, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 33
Next of kin Mother, Mrs T McGuinness, Toronto via Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date 27 November 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 1st Machine Gun Company, 13th Reinforcements
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 27 June 1918
Place of death or wounding France
Age at death 34
Age at death from cemetery records 34
Place of burial La Kreule Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 15), Hazebrouck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 33
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Daniel and Teresa MCGUINNESS, Toronto, Lake Macquarrie, New South Wales
Other details
War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 727
Place of birth Coorabong, New South Wales
School Toronto Public School, New South Wales
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Miner
Address Toronto, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 33
Next of kin Mother, Mrs T McGuinness, Toronto via Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date 27 November 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 1st Machine Gun Company, 13th Reinforcements
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 27 June 1918
Place of death or wounding France
Age at death 34
Age at death from cemetery records 34
Place of burial La Kreule Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 15), Hazebrouck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 33
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Daniel and Teresa MCGUINNESS, Toronto, Lake Macquarrie, New South Wales
Other details
War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Gravesite Details

Private, 2nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Son of the late Daniel and Teresa McGuinness, of Toronto, Lake Macquarrie, New South Wales. Age 34.



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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56428263/leo_aloysius-mcguinness: accessed ), memorial page for Private Leo Aloysius McGuinness (Dec 1883–27 Jun 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56428263, citing La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).