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O'LEARY, Edmund Arthur Kennard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2851 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, 21 September 1899 |
| Home Town: | Nhill, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 August 1916, aged 16 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2851, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2851, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2851, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2851, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2851 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-20 |
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