O'LEARY, John Patrick
| Service Number: | 6359 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1916, Boer War, Sth Africa, Mounted Police |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, September 1872 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Broncho Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, 27 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6359, 24th Infantry Battalion, Boer War, Sth Africa, Mounted Police | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6359, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6359, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 27th February…… John Patrick O’Leary was born at Coburg, Victoria. His birth was registered in 1872.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 12th April, 1916 as a 43 year old, single, Labourer from Northcote, Victoria.
On 14th August, 1916 Private O’Leary was admitted to Hospital at Langwarrin in Melbourne, Victoria. He was discharged on 2nd November, 1916. Private O’Leary had been charged with being absent without leave from 24th to 25th October, 1916 at Langwarrin. His punishment was 7 days detention – detention remitted.
Private John Patrick O’Leary, Service number 6359, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Hororata (A20) on 23rd November, 1916 & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 29th January, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 31st January, 1917 Private O’Leary was marched in to 6th Training Battalion at Larkhill, Wiltshire from Australia.
He was sent sick with Influenza to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 11th February, 1917 & admitted the same day with Pharyngitis.
Private John Patrick O’Leary died at 2.15 p.m. on 27th February, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Broncho Pneumonia.
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/me---q.html
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