John Bede 'Jack' Moylan
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| - | MOYLAN, John Bede ‘Jack’ | + | '''MOYLAN, John Bede ‘Jack’''' |
| - | Service no: 435 [ | + | '''Service no:''' 435 [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7989277] |
| - | Place of birth: Crookwell | + | '''Place of birth:''' Crookwell |
| - | Address: Police Station, Rylstone | + | '''Address:''' Police Station, Rylstone |
| - | Occupation: Mounted policeman | + | '''Occupation:''' Mounted policeman |
| - | Next of kin: | + | '''Next of kin:''' AH Moylan (wife), Rockley, via Georges Plains |
| - | Date of enlistment: 1 September 1914 | + | '''Date of enlistment:''' 1 September 1914 |
| - | Place of enlistment: Sydney | + | '''Place of enlistment:''' Sydney |
| - | Age at enlistment: 36 | + | '''Age at enlistment:''' 36 |
| - | Fate: Embarked HMAT A16 Star of Victoria, Sydney, 20 October 1914. | + | '''Fate:''' Embarked HMAT A16 ''Star of Victoria'', Sydney, 20 October 1914. |
Admitted to No 1 General Hospital 15 August 1915 suffering from dysentery. | Admitted to No 1 General Hospital 15 August 1915 suffering from dysentery. | ||
Rejoined unit 3 October 1915. | Rejoined unit 3 October 1915. | ||
| - | Awarded Military Cross 4 June | + | Awarded Military Cross 4 June 1918. |
Died of disease, pneumonia and nephritis. | Died of disease, pneumonia and nephritis. | ||
| - | Date of death: 28 September 1918 | + | '''Date of death:''' 28 September 1918 |
| - | Buried: | + | '''Buried: ''' Gaza Military Cemetery, Palestine, Plot A, Grave 49 |
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| + | ‘Jack’ Moylan had been a policeman in Orange for several years before the First World War. Born in Crookwell, Constable Moylan was stationed at Rylstone when the war broke out. According to the ''Leader'' [http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/117878438], Moylan asked his wife Nellie “'I stand between love and duty, which must I obey?”, to which she replied "Duty! Do your duty, then come back to me”. | ||
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| + | 36 year old Moylan had been a Trooper with the NSW Lancers during the Boer War. He enlisted in Sydney in September 1914, joining the 1st Light Horse Regiment for training at Rosebury Park. He embarked HMAT A16 ''Star of Victoria'' at Sydney on 20 October 1914, disembarking in Egypt on 8 December 1914. Private Moylan was admitted to No 1 General Hospital at Harefield in England in August 1915 suffering from dysentery. He was hospitalised for two months, rejoining his unit in October. | ||
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| + | In January 1916 Moylan was promoted to the rank of Captain, and was awarded the Military Cross on 4 June 1918. | ||
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| + | On 23 November 1918 Captain Moylan was admitted to hospital, dangerously ill, suffering from pneumonia and nephritis. He died on 28 September and is buried in Gaza Military Cemetery in Palestine. His widow died in November 1922 at Bathurst. | ||
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| + | Jack Moylan is commemorated on the World War I Roll of Honour on the southern face of the [[Orange Cenotaph]]. | ||
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| + | In 1923 the [[Anzac Memorial Avenue]] of trees was planted along [[Bathurst Road]] to commemorate fallen WWI soldiers. A tree was planted in honour of “Capt BJ Moylan”; it was donated by [[Flynn and Leggo]]. Very few of the trees are still standing today. | ||
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| + | [[File:No_1_Australian_General_Hospital,_Harefield,_England.jpg|200px|thumb|left|No 1 General Hospital, Harefield, England, where Moylan was hospitalized in August 1915. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Service Men and Women|Moylan-John-Bede-'Jack']] | ||
| + | [[Category:Honour Roll|Moylan-John-Bede-'Jack']] | ||
Current revision as of 05:27, 7 January 2021
MOYLAN, John Bede ‘Jack’
Service no: 435 [1]
Place of birth: Crookwell
Address: Police Station, Rylstone
Occupation: Mounted policeman
Next of kin: AH Moylan (wife), Rockley, via Georges Plains
Date of enlistment: 1 September 1914
Place of enlistment: Sydney
Age at enlistment: 36
Fate: Embarked HMAT A16 Star of Victoria, Sydney, 20 October 1914. Admitted to No 1 General Hospital 15 August 1915 suffering from dysentery. Rejoined unit 3 October 1915. Awarded Military Cross 4 June 1918. Died of disease, pneumonia and nephritis.
Date of death: 28 September 1918
Buried: Gaza Military Cemetery, Palestine, Plot A, Grave 49
‘Jack’ Moylan had been a policeman in Orange for several years before the First World War. Born in Crookwell, Constable Moylan was stationed at Rylstone when the war broke out. According to the Leader [2], Moylan asked his wife Nellie “'I stand between love and duty, which must I obey?”, to which she replied "Duty! Do your duty, then come back to me”.
36 year old Moylan had been a Trooper with the NSW Lancers during the Boer War. He enlisted in Sydney in September 1914, joining the 1st Light Horse Regiment for training at Rosebury Park. He embarked HMAT A16 Star of Victoria at Sydney on 20 October 1914, disembarking in Egypt on 8 December 1914. Private Moylan was admitted to No 1 General Hospital at Harefield in England in August 1915 suffering from dysentery. He was hospitalised for two months, rejoining his unit in October.
In January 1916 Moylan was promoted to the rank of Captain, and was awarded the Military Cross on 4 June 1918.
On 23 November 1918 Captain Moylan was admitted to hospital, dangerously ill, suffering from pneumonia and nephritis. He died on 28 September and is buried in Gaza Military Cemetery in Palestine. His widow died in November 1922 at Bathurst.
Jack Moylan is commemorated on the World War I Roll of Honour on the southern face of the Orange Cenotaph.
In 1923 the Anzac Memorial Avenue of trees was planted along Bathurst Road to commemorate fallen WWI soldiers. A tree was planted in honour of “Capt BJ Moylan”; it was donated by Flynn and Leggo. Very few of the trees are still standing today.
