John William O'LEARY

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O'LEARY, John William

Service Number:	542
Enlisted:	21 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Belfast, Ireland, 1872
Home Town:	Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hawker, Cook
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 7 August 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 3, Grave 31.
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World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 542, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 542, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 542, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
15 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 542, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Frederick O'Leay of Belfast, Ireland

Husband of Agnes O'Leary nee Stanley of George Street, Parkside, SA. John and Agnes married on 8 June 1916 in St Paul Church, Adelaide, SA

Commenced return to Australia for urgent family reasons, following the death of his wife and no one to care for his children, on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Miltiades disembarking on 1 July 1917

Medal: British War Medal

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