Leslie George (Ned) O'LEARY

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Service Number:	4588
Enlisted:	20 June 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 11 February 1894
Home Town:	Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 18 March 1933, aged 39 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Yungaburra Cemetery Section A, Grave 3
Memorials:

20 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4588, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 4588, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 4588, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
11 Feb 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4588, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left foot. Transferred to England on 5 March 1918
7 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4588, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of Patrick Joseph O'Leary and Mary O'Leary nee Markham of Armidale Street, Armidale, NSW.

Brother of Herbert Kevin O'Leary who returned to Australia on 5 August 1916 having served with the 1st Battalion.

Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 11 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal