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James Philip Bernard O'LEARY

Regimental number1251
Place of birthSale, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRailway employee
AddressSale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Timothy O'Leary, McArthur Street, Sale, Victoria
Enlistment date19 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name37th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. I), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Timothy and Jane O'LEARY
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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