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O'LOUGHLIN, John Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2177 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Barker, South Australia, 5 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pruner |
| Died: | Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Mount Barker Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2177, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2177, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2177, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 32nd Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2177, 48th Infantry Battalion, Sever wound to the right leg. Transferred to England aboard HS St. Denis. | |
| 2 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2177, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2177, 48th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas O'Loughlin and Maggie (Margaret) O'Loughlin nee Thompson of Mount Barker , SA
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 12 May 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 28 December 1920 John married Hilda May Simmons in Our Lady of Mercy Church, Mount Barker, SA