KILLALEA, John Francis
| Service Number: | 3339 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1915, Warwick Farm, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 21 July 1872 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cab Driver |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Warwick Farm, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3339, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3339, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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"...3339 Private John Francis Killalea, 53rd Battalion, from Surry Hills, NSW, at German POW camp Munster, Germany. Pte Killalea enlisted at the age of 43 on 15 August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 2 November 1915 aboard HMAT Euripides. He was captured at Fleurbaix, France on 20 July 1916 and held as a POW. During his captivity, he wrote to the Australian Red Cross in London "With great pleasure I write these few lines to acknowledge the kindness received from you and the Australian B.R.C.S. It makes us Australians swell with pride when we receive our parcels of food and clothing and tobacco, as most of our comrades who have not had the luck to have been born in Australia are not quite so fortunate. Hoping before long we will have the pleasure of visiting you." Pte Killalea was repatriated to England on 14 December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 26 March 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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