William Joseph O'GRADY

O'GRADY, William Joseph

Service Number: 1101
Enlisted: 13 February 1915, Enlisted at Clifton, QLD
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 5th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Allora, Queensland, Australia, 13 June 1893
Home Town: Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Accidentally shot , Queensland, Australia, 6 October 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Back Plains Cemetery, Queensland
Roman Catholic, Grave 24
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

13 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1101, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Clifton, QLD
20 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 1101, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 1101, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Shropshire, Brisbane
16 Aug 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1101, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis
6 Oct 1916: Involvement Trooper, 1101, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1101 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-10-06

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

William Joseph O'Grady and Mary O'Grady nee Lawler of 'Alwyn Ville', Russell Street, Toowoomba, QLD

Commenced return to Australia 10 June 1916 aboard HT Itonis disembarking on 18 July 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal