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LEANE, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Other Name: | O'Sulivan, John |
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| Service Number: | 479 |
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 479, 15th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 479, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From the 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 30 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 479, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary O'Sullivan nee Leane of O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland.
During 1915 John enlisted under the name of John Leane but deserted before embarking, he later re-enlisted under the alias of John O'Sullivan See page 25 of his service record
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal