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OLEARY, Denis John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3295 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Lameroo, Southern Mallee, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway poster |
| Died: | Unley, South Australia, 24 October 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section FX, Drive A, Path 32, Grave 292N |
| Memorials: | Lameroo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3295, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3295, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3295, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 15 Dec 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Army Service Corps, From 16th Battalion | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Train | |
| 10 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 3295 | |
| 30 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3295, 2nd (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Next of kin given as his brother John O'Leary of Donoughnore, County Cork, Ireland.
Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 6 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Dennis married Ellen Teresa Moran in St. Mary's Church, Port Adelaide, SA.