Coming Soon.

O'GRADY, William Joseph
Personal Details
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 |
Service History
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 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour William Joseph O'Grady's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography 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