| [Index] |
| John Darcy MCINERNEY (1917 - 1943) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| John Darcy MCINERNEY (1917 - 1943) + Living |
Joseph Patrick MCINERNEY (1889 - 1947) | Cornelius MCINERNEY (1851 - 1915) | Cornelius MCINERNEY | |
| Hannah HENNESSEY | ||||
| Mary BROWN (1858 - 1935) | Henry BROWN (1825 - ) | |||
| Bridget (Biddy) LYNCH (1838 - 1901) | ||||
| Olive BROWN (1894 - 1986) | Thomas BROWN (1862 - 1935) | William BROWN (1835 - 1899) | ||
| Charlotte WRIGHT | ||||
| Janet Baird STIRRAT (1852 - 1921) | Hugh SIMPSON | |||
| Elizabeth SIMPSON |
| b. 16 Jul 1917 at Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. Living Living or Recently Deceased |
| d. 26 Nov 1943 at Burma aged 26 |
| Parents: |
| Joseph Patrick MCINERNEY (1889 - 1947) |
| Olive BROWN (1894 - 1986) |
| Siblings (5): |
| Josephine Mary MCINERNEY (1913 - ) |
| Events in John Darcy MCINERNEY (1917 - 1943)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 16 Jul 1917 | John Darcy MCINERNEY was born | Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | ||
| 26 Nov 1943 | 26 | John Darcy MCINERNEY died | Burma | 71 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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Service Record
Name MCINERNEY, JOHN DARCY Service Australian Army Service Number NX44785 Date of Birth 16 Jul 1917 Place of Birth TARCUTTA, NSW Date of Enlistment 15 Sep 1941 Locality on Enlistment BRADDON Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW Next of Kin MCINERNEY, BETTY Date of Death 26 Nov 1943 Rank Private Posting on Death 3 RESERVE MOTOR TRANSPORT COMPANY WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War Yes Roll of Honour CANBERRA ACT MCINERNEY, John Darcy Service Details Branch of Service: Army Conflict: World War II Date of Enlistment: 15/09/1941 Place of Enlistment: Paddington NSW Personal Details Gender: Male Date of Birth: 16/07/1917 Place of Birth: Tarcutta NSW Address (at enlistment): 44 Girrawheen Street, Braddon, Canberra ACT Occupation: Shop assistant Next of Kin: Son of John Patrick and Olive McInerney; husband of Betty McInerney, of 44 Girrawheen Street, Braddon, Canberra ACT. Brother of Mrs Andy Makin of Kingston, Canberra ACT. Burial Place: Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar: grave A2. D. 14. Unit and Rank Details Service Number: NX44785 Final Rank: Private Final Unit: 3 Reserve Motor Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps AIF Fate Died 26 November 1943 aged 26 years, of illness, Burma (now Myanmar). Commemoration AWM Roll of Honour, Canberra ACT: Panel 83. Notes McInerney became a prisoner of war when the Japanese captured Singapore on 15 February 1942. He died in a POW camp in Burma on 26 November 1943. He was buried at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar: grave A2. D. 14. His wife Betty also served in World War 2. The graves of those who died during the construction and maintenance of the Burma-Siam railway (except for the Americans, whose remains were repatriated) were transferred from camp burial grounds and isolated sites along the railway into three cemeteries at Chungkai and Kanchanaburi in Thailand and Thanbyuzayat in Myanmar. Sources Australia. Department of Veterans’ Affairs. World War 2 nominal roll. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Debt of Honour Register. AWM Roll of Honour and Roll of Honour Circulars The Echo [quarterly newsletter of the Presbyterian Canberra Parish of St Andrew]: no. 10, March-May 1945 (p.4) The Canberra Times – 23 November 1942, 16 March 1945 |
| Source References: |
| 71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ |
| - Reference = 253 (Death) |
| - Reference = 253 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = 253 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 253 (Birth) |