| Regimental number | 3096 |
| Place of birth | Woodend, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Railway porter |
| Address | Buckland Street, Woodend, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M O'Leary, Buckland Street, Woodend, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 7 December 1915 (mumps); discharged, 11 January 1916. Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, O'LEARY Joseph |
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