MCLEARY, Alexander Allan
| Service Number: | 1725 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Fassifern, Queensland, Australia, 27 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | SW to head, 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England , United Kingdom, 2 March 1919, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Westerham (St. Mary) Churchyard Row A, Grave No. 38 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Boonah War Memorial, Harrisville Memorial Gates, Peak Crossing & District Roll of Honour, Peak Crossing & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1725, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1725, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1725, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1725, 1st Division Artillery, Mouquet Farm, SW leg | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 15 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 10 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1725, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days", SW to head - severe. DOW eventually | |
| 2 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1725, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1725 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1919-03-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He served with 3rd A.F.A. Brigade~Australian Field Artillery-Service Number 1725.
He was 26 and the son of Samuel and Isabella Jane McLeary of Flinders, Fassiefern Line, Queensland.
Deaths Mar 1919 McLeary Alexander A 26 Lambeth 1d 590
Headstone Inscription: IN THE WORLD YE SHALL HAVE TRIBULATION BUT IN ME YE SHALL HAVE PEACE
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 2nd March........Sgt Alexander Allan McLeary was born at Fassiefern, near Ipswich, Queensland in 1892. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 6th September, 1914 as a 22 year old Butcher from Beaudesert, Queensland.
Driver McLeary was posted to 7th Battery Field Artillery on 6th September, 1914. He joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on 4th April, 1915 but reverted to the rank of Gunner on 12th August, 1915 while posted at Gallipoli Peninsula as punishment for “Conduct to the prejudice of good order & military discipline.”
Gunner McLeary was posted as a deserter by a Court of Inquiry on 7th September, 1915 at Zateriah, Alexandria. According to details recorded on his Attestation Papers he was granted a free pardon.
Gunner McLeary disembarked from Novian at Alexandria on 22nd December, 1915 from Gallipoli Peninsula. He was AWL from 12 noon on 19th February, 1916 to 8 pm on 22nd February, 1916 & awarded 4 days Field Punishment & forfeited 8 days' pay.
Gunner McLeary arrived in France on 29th March, 1916. He was wounded in action in France on 5th August, 1916 with shrapnel wounds to left leg. He rejoined his Unit on 13th August, 1916.
Gunner McLeary was promoted to Bombardier on 5th October, 1916. He was sent to Hospital with Jaundice on 7th October, 1916 then again on 26th October, 1916. He was transferred to England & admitted to Dunsdale (V.A.D.) Hospital, Westerham, Kent on 3rd November, 1916 & discharged on 5th January, 1917.
Bombardier McLeary was returned to France on 21st March, 1917 & rejoined his Unit on 21st April, 1917. He was promoted to Temporary Corporal on 22nd September, 1917 then promoted to Corporal on 15th November 1917. Corporal McLeary was then promoted to Sergeant on the same day.
Sergeant Alexander Allan McLeary was transferred to R.B.A.A. (Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery) on 26th January, 1918. He was attached for duty with Permanent Cadre of R.B.A.A. at Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England on 29th January, 1918. He was returned to France on 1st July, 1918 & rejoined his Unit on 8th July, 1918.
Sergeant Alexander Allan McLeary was wounded in action (2nd occasion) on 10th September, 1918 in France with shrapnel wounds to head. He was evacuated to England & admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England on 28th September, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to head - severe. He was reported as dangerously & seriously ill.
Sergeant Alexander Allan McLeary died at 6. 5 pm on 2nd March, 1919 at 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England from wounds received in action - shrapnel wounds to head. He was buried in St. Mary’s Churchyard, Westerham, Kent, England.
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