35th BATTALION AIF - 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery.
Corporal: 144 Michael Eugene MOYLAN
Born: 1884. Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia. Birth Cert:12718/1884.
Married: 12th January 1918. St George Catholic Church. Fisher Gate, Norfolk, England. Marriage Cert:ME 4240.
Wife: Josephine Moylan. nee: Howrican. (1892-1977)
Died: 3rd March 1950. Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:3502/1950.
Father: Michael Moylan. (1839-1910)
Mother: Elizabeth Moylan. nee: Byrne. (1852-1926)
INFORMATION
Michael Eugene Moylan enlisted with the AIF on the 9th November 1915 at West Maitland, N.S.W. before he was allocated to A Company 35th Battalion AIF with the rank of Private. Michael was march into the Broadmeadow Army Camp where he commenced his introduction to Army Camp conditions and training.
35th Battalion AIF leaving Broadmeadow Station, Newcastle for Sydney 30th April 1916.
The 35th embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A24 "Benalla" on the 1st May 1916 and disembarked at Plymouth England on the 9th July 1916 where they were marched in the the 9th Training Battalion at the Durrington Army Camp. Aaron and the 35th Battalion proceeded overseas for France on the 21st November 1916.
Michael's Victory Medal: to CPL 144 Michael Eugene MOYLAN. 9 LTMB AIF was auctioned in October 2023. I was unable to secure for the Harrower Collection as I was the under bidder.
Family Information
Michael was a single 30 year old Farmer from Denman, New South Wales upon his enlistment with the AIF. His mother Elizabeth Moylan lived at "Seacombe" 41 Darley Road, Manly, N.S.W. He married Josephine Howrican on the 12th January 1918. Josephine was a Staff Nurse at the Norfolk War Hospital.
Corporal: 144 Michael Eugene MOYLAN (1884-1950)
Captain: John Bede MOYLAN died 28th September 1918. 15th Light Horse. Gaza War Cemetery, Israel.
Private: 1406 Septimius Stanislaus Moylan Died of Illness on the 24th December 1916 at the Somme, France. 4th Battalion AIF
Frenchs Forrest Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia.
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