O'LEARY, John
| Service Number: | 1314 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | East Wellington, South Australia, 29 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamley Bridge District WW1 Roll of Honor, Hamley Bridge War Memorial, Littlehampton Honour Roll, Mount Barker Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor, Owen District Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1314, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1314, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1314, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1314, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1314, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Father Patrick O'Leary and widow Mother Ellen O'Leary (nee Sexton),
living at Mount Barker Junction, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 25 years old; single; 5' 7" tall; 150 lbs; fair complexion;
grey eyes; light brown hair; Roman Catholic.
18/9/1914 Enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the First World War at Morphettville
21/9/1914 completed medical - fit for service
19/12/1914 Broadmeadows Camp
22/12/1914 embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Ceramic A40
with the H Company, 16th Infantry
2/1915 disembarked into Egypt
12/4/1915 Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Gallipoli Peninsula
25/4/1915 As part of the 4th Brigade, the 16th Battalion landed at ANZAC Cove late
in the afternoon.
2/5/1915 Private John O’Leary was killed in action
during the assault on “Bloody Angle”.
buried in: Quinn’s Post - 80.S.5
his body was exhumed and reburied in (identified by his disc):
Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsular, Canakkale Province, Turkey.
Row B, Grave 3
(3 quarters of a mile, north east of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli)
Medals:
WWI 1914-15 Star (13742); British War Medal (7222); Victory Medal (7196);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (309728).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 8/11/2014. Lest we forget.
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