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O'LEARY, Jack Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5415 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Rosebud, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 14 October 1971 with the cremated remains being scattered at the cemetery. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5415, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5415, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5415, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5415, 14th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the left hand. Embarked for England on 2 May 1917 aboard HS Grantuall Castle | |
| 31 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5415, 14th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe wound to the right thigh. Invalided to England on 8 June 1918 | |
| 1 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5415, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Bernard O'Leary and Elsie Margaret O'Leary nee Steele of Hotham Street, Elsternwick, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestshire disembarking on 22 Jamuary 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal