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ONLEY, John Watson
| Service Number: | 1553 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 24 August 1871 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shunter S.A.R(South Australian railways); Stevedore |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 26 August 1932, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 1S, Site No: 20 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, S.A. Railway Goods Dept. Mile End Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1553, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1553, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1553, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 23 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1553, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Onley and Mary Ann Onley nee Abbott of Kent Town, SA.
Father of William Watson Onley who returned to Australia on 9 December 1918 having served with the 27th Battalion; Walter Frank Onley, Olive Maude Onley, John Oliver Henry Norman Onley, Evelyn Veronica Onley and Milicent Violet Onley
On 5 July 1893 John married Catherine Mary Lenane in the Trinity Church, Adelaide, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides disembarking at Fremantle, re-embarking on 13 September 1917 HT Nestor for onward travel to Adelaide disembarking on 20 September 1917.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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