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Arthur Joseph O'Leary

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    O'Leary AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1772 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 June 1887 AWMM Oamaru, Otago AWMM
    Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1 November 1915 AWMM Cape Wanbrow, Oamaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. O'Leary (mother), Cape Wanbrow, Oamaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Legally Separated AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1772 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 1 November 1915 AWMM
      Age 26 AWMM
      Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    • WW1 6 June 1917 AWMM
      Age 28 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 8 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      122 pounds AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Hazel AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark AWMM
    • Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
      tattoo head design on right forearm AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Enlisted twice; discharged once and graded C2 on second enlistment AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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