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O'LEARY, Daniel James

Service Number:	343
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Rushworth, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Darlington Point, New South Wales, Australia , 11 September 1890
Home Town:	Rushworth, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Sisters of Mercy, Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No.2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Spec mem grave 30
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corowa War Memorial, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Rushworth, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 343, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 343, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography

First name was incorrectly recorded as "David" on original record. SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)