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O'LEARY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 945 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 December 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Enoggera, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 11 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 31 Chaplain G. Green officiated Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 945, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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| 22 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 945, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 945, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Newcastle | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 11 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 945, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 945 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Leary of Orari, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records melbourne 1920, awaiting a claimant.