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Daniel Sweeney

Private

5th Infantry Battalion

Killed In Action (KIA) Killed In Action

Medals Earned

  • British War Medal
  • 1914-15 Star
  • Victory Medal

Tree Information

  • Species: Ulmus Sp.
  • Planted By: Miss B. Wilson
  • Plaque: 41

Additional Info

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Biography

Daniel James Sweeny was born in Ballarat and enlisted from Ballarat West on 17th August 1914. He was unmarried, 24 years old and a horse breaker. He joined the 5th Infantry Battalion on the 17th August 1914, with Regimental No. 885. He was killed in the trenches on 7th December 1916, and his name is recorded on the Villers¡Bretonneux Memorial, France.
Tree No. 41, an elm, was planted in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour by Miss R. Wilson, a 'Lucas Girl', on 4th June 1917.

Location in Ballarat Avenue of Honour