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O'LEARY, John Justin McCarthy

Service Number:	2089
Enlisted:	14 October 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Petersburg, South Australia, Australia , 31 July 1892
Home Town:	Warnertown, South Australia
Schooling:	Petersburg , South Australia
Occupation:	Reporter for the RECORDER War corespondent for Warnertown
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 February 1918, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 12,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial

World War 1 Service

14 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion
7 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength Serapeum Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Gunshot wound torso - Evacuated to Bolougne then the UK
8 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Provost Corps , Tidworth / Perham Downs
10 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Returned to the Battalion from the Provost Corps after disciplinary proceedings - see service record
4 Feb 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Flanders sector

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