Patrick Charles GRANEY, Corporal

1917 - 1943  (25 years)

• Name	Patrick Charles GRANEY  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Corporal
  Military Service	1940-43	WWII   [1, 3]
  	Enlisted 12 Jul 1940 in RAAF as Corporal with 2/43 Australian Infantry Battalion, at locality of Milang/Adelaide SA. NOK wife: Stella Graney(i-5236) DOD 3 Oct 1943 as Corporal in 2/43 Australian Infanatry Battalion. Roll of Honour at Milang SA. KIA
  	P. C. Graney was a World War 2 hero who was killed on active service, but left no offspring.
  Born	25 Dec 1917	Mt Gambier SA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	14 Feb 1941	WWII
  	Embarked for the middle east in training stage of career and promoted from private to lance corporal and acting corporal and corporal.
  Military Service	1940-1943	WWII   [4]
  	GRANEY, PATRICK CHARLES Service Number SX8686 Date of Birth: 25 Dec 1917 at MOUNT GAMBIER, SA Date of Enlistment: 12 Jul 1940 Locality on Enlistment MILANG, SA Place of Enlistment ADELAIDE, SA Next of Kin GRANEY, STELLA Date of Death 3 Oct 1943 Rank Corporal Posting on Death 2/43 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WW2 Honours and Gallantry:Nil Prisoner of War:No Roll of Honour:MILANG SA
  Marriage/Wedding	30 Mar 1943	Milang SA
  	Military records page 7 of 13 reports is leave L of C on 3 Mar 1943 disembarking at Sydney and a/c into SA on 9.Mar 1943.
  Military Service	26 Aug 1943	Egypt
  	mentioned as middle east
  Military Service	15 Sep 1943	Cairns Qld
  	Reported embarked -Cairns Qld
  Cause of death	3 Oct 1943	WWII
  	KIA-killed in action Papua New Guinea page7 of 13 pages. buried at Lae War Cemetery Plot U or V? Row B Grave 12
  Died	3 Oct 1943  [1]
  	BRB stated died in WWII no further evidence yet
  Person ID	I-5193	Christina and Donald McLean
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2019

  
  

  Family	SA R
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2019 13:59:35
  Family ID	F-1703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  GRANEY-Patrick Charles WWII SX8686

  
  

• Sources

  [S-3] BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. . [S-77] https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, 21 Jan 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean. Only initials were previously available. [S-77] https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, 23 Jan 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean. Nominal WWII Army service records indicate overseas action by his service number:no detail provided [S-77] https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=672172, 16 Jan 2018 Researcher Lorna McLean. full copy from website in details