LEAHY, Henry George
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 14th Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia, 5 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Heart Trouble, Temora, New South Wales, Austrakia, 1 April 1940, aged 52 years |
| Cemetery: |
Temora (Old) Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Sydney Hospital Staff of Active Service Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 14th Australian General Hospital, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Captain, 14th Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Embarked Captain, 14th Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John LEAHY and Annie LEAHY nee COLBERT
Dr Leahy went to war in 1914 straight after getting his degree at the Melbourne University Medical School. While in the A.A.M.C., it was noted that he was "friends with half the A.I.F". He served in Palestine, attended post-graduate medical schools in England and Egypt, and later returned to Australia where he also wrote humour for the "Smith's Weekly" newspaper.
DR. HENRY GEORGE LEAHY
A returned soldier, and suffering from heart trouble for a number of years, Dr. Henry George Leahy passed away at the Temora District Hospital last week, aged 52 years. It was for health reasons that he agreed to establish a practire at Barmedman about fifteen months ago, but even while there his physical condition was such as to compel him to pursue his profession under difficulties. He saw service in Palestine, and while there he learnt much that was advantageous to him as a medical man. During the short time he was at Barmedman he enjoyed the respect and esteem of all sections of the community.
In addition to being a medical man, he also had journalistic aspirations and had frcqucntly contributed interesting articles to the "Bulletin" and "Smith's Weekly," and was an intimate friend of prominent journalists, including Mr. Adam McCay, of the Sydney "Sun."
He was also an old friend of Dr. Parry, of Temora. He was a son of the late Hon. John Leahy, at one time Speaker in the Queensland Parliament. The interment took place at Temora.