John Matthew HANLY

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HANLY, John Matthew

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	22 September 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	18 May 1875, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 6 June 1915, aged 40 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Bell War Memorial, Clifton War Memorial, Kaimkillenbun War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Windsor War Memorial

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Lieutenant, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Mar 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
12 Jun 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901.

World War 1 Service

22 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

John Matthew Hanley was born in Queensland on 18 May 1875, a son to James Hanly and Margaret Hanly (nee Kelly) and attended the Clifton State School, Clifton, Qld. He enlisted in the Qld Mounted Infantry in 1899 and passed examination for appointment as a non-commissioned officer. He embarked and served as a Lieutenant in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry in the South African (Boer) War.

He returned to Australia at completion of his Boer War service and was discharged in 1901. On 19 Sep 1908 he married Bridget Isabel Cassidy and they settled at "Cregmore" via Dalby where their 3 children (a son and two daughters) were born. With the outbreak of WW1 he again enlisted on 21 Oct 1914 in the AIF. He was appointed as a Lieutenant in the 5th Light Horse Regiment embarking in Dec 1914 for service at Gallipoli.

On the night of 6 Jun 1915 he was leading a patrol to determine if renches were occupied by the enemy when engagement occured and he was wounded, presumed killed.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 466; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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