| Accession Number | P05413.044 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (later Lieutenant) James Hugh O'Neill Kearney, 25th Battalion ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant (later Lieutenant) James Hugh O'Neill Kearney, 25th Battalion of Mareeba, Qld. A bank clerk, he enlisted in the AN&MEF at Thursday Island to take part in the capture of German New Guinea, but did not embark and was discharged on 18 September 1914. He enlisted in the AIF and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Armadale (A26) on 18 September 1915. In May 1916, while in action at Armentieres, France he contracted spinal meningitis and was repatriated to Australia on HMAT Marathon on 8 August 1916. Back in Australia, having recovered from his illness, he reenlisted and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 14 Jun 1917. He was wounded in action on 5 June 1918, while dug in along the Bonnay to Heilly road, France and died later that day in the dressing station, aged 24. He is buried in the Bonnay Communal Cemetery Extension, France.