John Francis “Jack” Healy, (ANZAC) (Jock) 
John, known as Jack, was born on June 24th, 1895 in East Street, Rockhampton, Qld.1 Birth Notes
Qld Birth Cert No. 1895/C010557 John Francis HEALY - Father's name was Michael HEALY and his mother's name was - Ann HEALY nee Halberstaedter
Qld Birth Cert No. for...
John Healy
Event date: 24/06/1895
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1895/C/10557
Mother: Ann Halberstaedter
Father/parent: Michael Healy
Death Notes
Summary...
Private JOHN FRANCIS HEALY - 441, 20th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died on 02 May 1917 on the eve of the 2nd second Bullecourt (3–4 May) battle in France.
His final resting place is unknown.
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Jack, joined the AIF, “A” Company 20th Battalion, 5th Brigade on the 26th June 1915 - service number 441.
He saw service arriving at Gallipoli just as the August offensive petered out, the 20th’s role there was purely defensive. From 26 August 1915, until its withdrawal from the peninsula on 20 December, the 20th Battalion was responsible for the defence of Russell’s Top.
After further training in Egypt, the 20th Battalion proceeded to France. It entered the trenches of the Western Front for the first time in April 1916.
The 2nd Division, which included the 5th Brigade, took part in many offensives before the second Bullecourt (3–4 May) in France. Jack was killed while on a reconnaissance on the evening of the 2nd May, 1917.
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Medals etc...
1914/15 Star No. 18034
British War Medal No. 15917
Victory Medal No.15846
Memorial Plaque No. 323861
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) -Monday 4 June 1917 - War Casualties...
"Mr. and Mrs. M. Healy, of Linthorpe, Petersham-road, Marrickville, have been notified that their second son, Private John Francis Healy, bas been killed in France. An elder brother, Maurice, was killed at the landing on Gallipoli."
General Notes
Jack joined the AIF and fought with the 20th Battalion, A Company, service number 441, at Gallipoli. His battalion moved to France where he was killed on the eve of the start of the 2nd Bullecourt offensive on the 2nd May, 1917.
Commemoration details...
Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Villers-Bretonneux is a village about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, which is about 2 km north of Villers-Bretonneux on the east side of the road to Fouilloy.
On this Commonwealth War Graves memorial, his name was spelt incorrectly as John Francis HEALEY. This has now been rectified on the CWGC web site database. To correct the spelling on the actual memorial will take a little longer. (This has now been done.)
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld) - Thursday 4 November 1915 - "The Roll of Honour...
(along with many others reported ill.)
Pte. J. F. Healy, 20th Btn., Marrickville."
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) - Thursday 4 November 1915
"Ill - In Hospital - Malta
Pte. J. F. HEALY, 20 B., Marrickville."
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) - Tuesday 23 November 1915
"Embarked for England...
Pte. J. F. HEALY, 20 B., Marrickville. "
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) - Monday 6 December 1915...
"Pte. J. F. HEALY, 20 B., Marrickville (was in a Cambridge Hospital, England)."
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) - Saturday 8 July 1916
"Returned to Duty...
Pte. J. F. Healy, Marrickville"
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) - Tuesday 5 June 1917 - Killed in Action...
"Pte. JOHN FRANCIS HEALY, Marrickville, 2/5/17."
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THE TWO BATTLES OF BULLECOURT (APRIL AND MAY 1917)
"The Second Battle of Bullecourt began at 3.45 a.m. on 3 May with eight successive waves of infantry, this time supported by artillery fire. The Australians broke through the partially destroyed barbed wire entanglements, passing many of their comrades killed the month before and still lying in the mud. The 5th Brigade, cut to pieces by machine gun fire, was forced to withdraw before crossing the barbed wire and this brought to a halt the following waves of infantry. A few young officers intervened to get the men moving forward again but by the end of the day no real gain had been made and the Second Battle of Bullecourt deteriorated into a tragic repetition of the first."
Ref: http://www.remembrancetrails-northernfrance.com/history/battles/
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Education Details
Jack attended School in Mount Morgan, Qld. 3
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1840 in County Cork, Ireland d.04 Aug 1909 in Rockhampton, Qld
- b.1867 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland d.28 Feb 1922 in La Perouse, Randwick NSW
- b.Apr 1840 in Tipperary, Ireland d.09 Aug 1888 in West Street, Rockhampton, Qld
<Unknown>
- b.24 Jun 1895 in East Street, Rockhampton, Qld d.02 May 1917 in On the battlefield at Bullecourt, France
- b.1725 in Halberstadt
- b.15 Jan 1752 in Halberstadt, Germany d.1834
<Unknown>
- b.08 Dec 1803 in Militsch, Schlesien, Prussia d.07 Mar 1869 in Militsch, Schlesien, Prussia
- b.1740 d.28 Jul 1802 in Breslau, Schiesien, Poland
- b.14 May 1764 in Militsch, Schlesien, Prussia d.06 Dec 1817 in Militsch, Schlesien, Prussia
<Unknown>
- b.1831 in Milisch N.E. of Breslaw Silesia Prussia d.08 Mar 1897 in Bushley Playfair Westwood District
- b.03 Dec 1803 in Wroclaw, Poland d.26 Dec 1882 in Breslau, Schiesien, Poland
- b.02 May 1868 in Mount Brewer, South Rockhampton, Qld d.19 May 1929 in Lancaster Road, Rose Bay, Sydney NSW
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1 Birth Certificate
2 Australian National Archives
3 Military Records
Further source/citation:
National Australian Archives
2 Australian National Archives
3 Military Records
Further source/citation:
National Australian Archives
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