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KEARNEY, Martin Lyons

Service Numbers:	2674, Q116015
Enlisted:	8 July 1916, Cairns, Queensland
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	18th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Bundaberg, Queensland, 25 August 1884
Home Town:	Wolfram, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Natural Causes, Queensland, Australia, 26 October 1980, aged 96 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Mareeba Woothakata Shire Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

8 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 2674, Cairns, Queensland
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2674, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
27 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2674, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, 2674

World War 2 Service

11 Jan 1942:	Enlisted
11 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Q116015, El Arish, Queensland
12 Jan 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, Q116015, 18th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
26 Jul 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, Q116015, 18th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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