John Bernard O'LEARY

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Service Number:	14619
Enlisted:	23 February 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Field Ambulance
Born:	North Adelaide, South Australia, 2 November 1892
Home Town:	Croydon, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter and Turner
Died:	Daw Park, South Australia, 15 July 1971, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General AE, Path 9, Grave 627. Interred on 16 July 1971. Maybe expired
Memorials:

23 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14619, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 14619, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 14619, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
22 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Field Ambulance, In England
21 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Field Ambulance, From 16th Field Ambulance
26 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 14619, 11th Field Ambulance, Gassed.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 14619, 11th Field Ambulance
2 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 14619, 11th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 4th Military District
Date unknown:	Wounded 14619, 11th Field Ambulance

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Son of Thomas Joseph O'Leary and Margaret Josephine O'Leary nee Neylon of Princess Street, Croydon, SA.

Between 22 February 1919 and 31 March 1919 John was granted leave in London to study Loco fitting at the Naval Dock Yards, Chatham, England.

Commenced return to Australia on 1 August 1919 aboard HT Argyllshire as medical staff disembarking on 18 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 4 June 1924 John married Florence Myrtle Barlow in St Giles Presbyterian Church, Norwood, SA