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O'LEARY, John Justin McCarthy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2089 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Petersburg, South Australia, Australia , 31 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Warnertown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Petersburg , South Australia |
| Occupation: | Newspaper reporter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 February 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 12, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength Serapeum Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Gunshot wound torso - Evacuated to Bolougne then the UK | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Provost Corps , Tidworth / Perham Downs | |
| 10 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Returned to the Battalion from the Provost Corps after disciplinary proceedings - see service record | |
| 4 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Flanders sector |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Leary and Susan Agnes O'Leary later known as Holland nee Kinnear of Warnertown, SA.
Brother of Joseph Humphrey Emmet O'Leary who was killed in action on 9 March 1918 while serving with the 22nd Battalion and is buried in the Berks Cemetery Extension, Plot 11, Row A, Grave 34
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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