The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Mongan
- First Name:
- George Gabriel
- Nick Name:
- Jock
- Rank:
- Lance Corporal
- Regimental #:
- WX8973
- Classification:
- Technical Storeman
- Company:
- ‘A’ Company Headquarters
- Enlisted:
- 25.10.1940
- DOB:
- 6.10.1904
- Place of Birth:
- Perth, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- John Thomas Mongan
- Mothers's Name:
- Sara Mongan (nee Fisher)
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Storeman
- Memorial:
- Kranji War Cemetery, Collective Grave, Plot 30, Row A, Grave 9-11, Age 37.
- Cause of Death:
- Died of Wounds
- Place of Death:
- Buona Vista
- Date of Death:
- 15.02.1942
- Buried:
- Where killed in a common grave at map reference 784112 on 16.2.1942.
General Description
Jock was wounded by mortar fire at Cemetery Hill, Buona Vista near Holland Village at 1700 hours on 15/12/1942.
He died of wounds received.
George Gabriel’s parents John Thomas Mongan and Sarah Fisher married in NSW and moved with several children to Western Australia early 1900’s. The Mongan’s had several more children including Jock. Seven children survived to adulthood. The family including Jock lived in Napier Street, Cottesloe throughout the 1930’s.
In 1920 Jock’s sister Ellen Agnes died from Tuberculosis at Wooroloo Sanitarium aged 28 years.
Jock was employed as a storeman at Paterson & Co., Fremantle.
Below: Jock’s father John Thomas died in 1944 including a notice from Jock written by the family.
Sarah Mongan died in May 1945.
