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JOHN LAWRENCE MOLONEY

Died : 29 Oct 1914

Rank : Regimental Sergeant Major

Service no at death: 68888

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Surname:	MOLONEY
Forename:	JOHN LAWRENCE
Initials:	J L
Date of Birth	1873
Place of Birth	Chichester Sussex
Place of Birth Source	1911 Census
Address	14 New Borough, Wimborne
Schools attended

Employment / trade	Regular soldier,previously served in Boer War.
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)	Son of Mary Moloney of Dublin and the late Michael Moloney.
Spouse Name	Janet Christine nee Foster
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Regiment at call-up
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation	24 Sep 1888
Date of call-up	-
Area reported to
Source

Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details	Royal Field Artillery, 22 Bde.k
Other rank	Regimental Sergeant Major
Other service no	68888
Service facts	Regular Army, Regimental Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer 1 at his death.

Age at death	41
Date of death	29 Oct 1914
Regiment at death	Royal Field Artillery
Battalion at death
Rank at death	Regimental Sergeant Major
Circumstances of death	Also served in India and South Africa. Killed in action, moving horses to safety, killed by a shell burst, near Gheluvelt, Belgium.
Service no at death	68888
Field of action at death	Belgium
Place of death	Belgium

Location of grave	Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Position	Panel 5 and 9.
Other memorials	St. John’s Church, Wimborne. Town Memorial, Wimborne Minster and named on plaque inside the Minster.
Newspaper Reference	De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour on(www.ancestry.co.uk) shows a photo of him.)

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