John Joseph SWEENEY

Regimental number8/1384
Place of birthSprent, Tasmania, Australia
AddressPirinoa, Featherston
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, B Sweeney, Lietenna, Scottsdale Line, Tasmania, Australia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateExecuted for desertion 2 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialDartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 1), Becordel-Becourt, near Albert, France
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Second