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O'LEARY, John Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3534 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 21 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 16 June 1970, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Goondiwindi War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3534, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3534, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3534, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Rouen Railway. Imprisoned at Limburg, Germany. Repatriated from Ripon arriving in England on 30 December 1918 | |
| 7 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3534, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael James O'Leary and Bridget Ann O'Leary nee Cruise of Goondiwindi, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 7 March 1919 HT Plassy disembarking on 30 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal