John William ROONEY

Regimental number4/834
AddressHotel Cecil, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, Robert Rooney, 5 Beaufroy Road, Plaistow, London, England
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 2), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah Rooney, Shadwell, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth

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