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O'LEARY, John Justin McCarthy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2089 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Petersburg South 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2089, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 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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