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John Matthew HANLY

Date of birth18 May 1875
SchoolClifton State School, Clifton, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrazier
AddressKaimkillenbun, Dalby, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 11"
Weight210 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Bridget Isabel Hanly, Kaimkillenbun, Dalby, Brsibane, Queensland
Previous military serviceJoined Queensland Militia in July, 1898. Served with QMT in South African War.
Enlistment date30 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularJoined as Lieut. on 30 September 1914. Embarked with 5th L H Regt. 21 December 1914.
FateKilled in Action 6 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 3), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Sydney, 21 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 6 June 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HANLY John Matthew

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