HEALY, William John
| Service Number: | 4077 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland, Australia , 5 May 1885 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackall War Memorial, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4077, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4077, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah |
In memory
Correction: Some typos have been made e.g. Thomas (Tom) Eugene Healy is William's brothers correct name, i have swapped first and second names around on this site as a typo (due to absence of editing function).
Submitted 3 November 2021 by JACINTA HEALY
An adored son
William John Healy is the brother of Eugene Thomas Healy (please read the personal story of Eugene Thomas Healy on this site). William John Healy is remembered fondly by the Healy family of Dalby, his nephews and nieces. William had one sister, Frances, and 4 brothers' Joseph, Edward, Walter and Eugene (Eugene Thomas Healy also fought in the war and is honored on this site). William's parents were John and Agnes Healy who are buried in the Monumental Dalby cemetery. William's mother Agnes would cry endlessly in sadness at the loss of William at war for the entirety of her life. William's brother Walter Healy married Catherine Malone and they are also buried in the monumental Dalby cemetery with Walter and William's parents John and Agnes Healy. The Healy's made their mark in hotel ownership on the South-Western Downs, trades and businesses. Walter Healy (son of John and Agnes, and Eugene's brother) worked as as printer at the Dalby Herald until his death at 56 and with his wife Catherine, they had 8 children, two daughters Judith (Julie) and Catherine (Cath), and 6 sons, Brian Francis (my dad), Gregory, Kevin, Peter, John, Walter (Wally). Of those, nephew Wally Healy of Dalby has actively sought a memorial plaque in Eugene's home town of Dalby. His other nephew Brian Francis Healy born 1935 will be buried next to Eugene Thomas Healy at the Mount Gravatt cemetery.
Submitted by Jacinta Healy of Brisbane.
Submitted 2 November 2021 by JACINTA HEALY
Submitted 2 November 2021 by JACINTA HEALY
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