The grave of 322 Trooper (Tpr) William John O'Leary, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, of ...

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Anzac Area (Gallipoli), Anzac Beaches Area, Gaba Tepe
Accession Number P08097.012
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The grave of 322 Trooper (Tpr) William John O'Leary, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, of Strathmerton, Vic. Formerly a farmer Tpr O'Leary enlisted at Seymour, Vic, on 22 August 1914 and as a member of B Squadron he embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on 19 October 1914. He served on Gallipoli where he died of wounds he received at Gaba Tepe on 15 June 1915. Tpr O'Leary was aged 25 years.