Regimental number | 2765 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Eulo, Queensland |
School | Mareeba State Schookl, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Mareeba via Cairns, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr James Alexander Kearney, Mareeba via Cairns, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served as a Lieutenant in the Mareeba Cadet Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Atherton branch, 5 June 1915. Transferred to Townsville branch, July 1915. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt James Hugh O'Neill KEARNEY, 25th Bn, killed in action, 5 June 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, Bullecourt, 22 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Pinnaroo Cemetery |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 208. |