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O'LEARY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6370 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Machine Gun Companies and Battalions |
| Born: | Wallangarra, Queensland, Australia, 15 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wallangarra, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 June 1960, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot reads: ANZ-9-7-10 |
| Memorials: | Jennings Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6370, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6370, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6370, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6370, 25th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Embarked for England on 12 November 1917 aboard HS Grantully Castle | |
| 15 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6370, 25th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the thigh. Invalided to England on 20 June 1918 | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 25th Battalion | |
| 12 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6370, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address given at the time of enlistment was given as Union Hotel, Valley, Brisbane, QLD.
Son of Denis O'Leary and Margaret O'Leary nee Shannon of Wallangarra, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 HT Orca disembarking on 6 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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