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John Patrick CLEARY

Regimental number6476
Place of birthBoonah Queensland
SchoolChristian Brothers College, Midgee
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrazier
AddressGayndah, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Cleary, Burnett Hotel, Gayndah, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingHebuterne, France
Age at death30
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1 (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 78), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Terence Francis and Ann CLEARY, husband of Mary CLEARY, Hants Street, Hamilton, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Farifern, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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