Robert John O'LEARY

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Service Number:	3604
Enlisted:	20 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coburg, Victoria, Australia , 1891
Home Town:	St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	St. Mary's Roman Catholic School, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, 6th Field Ambulance, Belgium, 28 March 1918
Cemetery:	Berks Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row A, Grave 52. Headstone inscription reads: May his soul rest in peace
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3604, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3604, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3604, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
26 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3604, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Shell concussion.
27 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3604, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the head fracturing the skull. Rev. F.T. Cleverden officiated
28 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 3604, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3604 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-28

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Son of Arthur Edward O;Leary and Elizabeth O'Leary nee Woolley of Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal