MCLEARY, Vernon Vincent
| Service Number: | 632 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Peak Mountain, Queensland, Australia, 28 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal official |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 March 1949, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 5, Section 11 |
| Memorials: | Beaudesert War Memorial, Boonah War Memorial, Harrisville Memorial Gates, Peak Crossing & District Roll of Honour, Peak Crossing & District WW1 Roll of Honour, Peak Crossing Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 632, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 632, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 632, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 632, Imperial Camel Corps , Medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Three brothers from the McLeary family enlisted with the Australian Imperial Forces to fight in World War I.
Vernon’s two brothers did not survive the war. His youngest brother, 2281 Cpl. Roy William McLeary 52nd Battalion was killed in action near Dernancourt, France on 5 April 1918, aged 21.
The other brother, 1725 Sergeant Alexander Allan McLeary 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, fought through the whole war from Anzac Day 1915 and died in England of a combination of wounds and illness on 2 March 1919, aged 26. They were the sons of Samuel and Isabella Jane McLeary, Beaudesert, Queensland.
Vernon served at Gallipoli with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment from the time of their arrival there in mid-May 1915. He was slightly wounded once and was later taken off the Peninsular sick with malaria and debility. He had his leg broken by a kick from a camel at Christmas 1915. He never really recovered and after serving in Egypt during 1916 he was completely run down, and was returned to Queensland for a complete change.
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