John Francis HEALY

HEALY, John Francis

    Service Number: 441
    Enlisted: 22 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 20th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Rockhampton, Queensland, 24 June 1895
    Home Town: Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
    Schooling: Mount Morgan State School
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 2 May 1917, aged 21 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    22 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 441, Liverpool, New South Wales
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 441, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    25 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 441, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
    13 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 441, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 441, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    2 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 441, 20th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)

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    Biography

    "Mr. and Mrs. M. Healy, of Linthorpe, Petersham-road, Marrickville, have been notified that their second son, Private John Francis Healy, has been killed in France. An elder brother, Morris, was killed at the landing on Gallipoli." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 04 Jun 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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