LEARY, Jeremiah Matthew
(Service number 47356)
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Birth
| Date | 09/04/1892 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Hilton | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | C. LEARY (father), Hilton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 15 October 1959 | Age | 67 years |
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| Place of Death | Cattle Valley, Geraldine (residence) | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Jeremiah Matthew Leary was the son of Cornelius and Annie (née Jennings) Leary. In 1917 Jeremiah married Ellen Murphy, and they went on to have a family of eight sons and four daughters.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 December 2016]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [18 December 2016]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [04 January 2017]
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