James Frederick O'LEARY

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O'LEARY, James Frederick

Service Number:	3885
Enlisted:	21 July 1917, Enlisted at Quorn, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Quorn, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine cleaner
Died:	South Australia, November 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Catholic C, Path CC, Grave 244. Interred on 5 November 1976
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Quorn District Roll of Honor WW1 Board, Quorn Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3885, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Quorn, SA
30 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 3885, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 3885, 8th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 3885, 8th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne
30 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 3885, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne
2 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 5th Pioneer Battalion
6 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 32nd Battalion
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 3885, 48th Infantry Battalion
10 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3885, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John William O'Leary of Adelaide, SA

Next of kin given as his adopted father Michael Bernard Ryan on Quorn, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Frankfurt disembarking on 17 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 16 August 1921 James married Rose Eileen McInerney in the Catholic Church, Moonta, SA. Rose died 1925c

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