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O'GRADY, Gerald Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2112 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, 13 April 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Wesleyan area, Section IC, Grave 0127 |
| Memorials: | West Leederville Town Hall HB2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2112, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement 2112, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked 2112, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2112, 28th Infantry Battalion, Penetrating wound to the chest. Transferred to England to on 3 August 1916 aboard HS Jan Breydal | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2112, 28th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left leg | |
| 18 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Dringy O'Grady and Lucy Harrison O'Grady nee Cooper of Claremont, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 7 November 1919 aboard HT Marathon
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1943c Gerald married Laura Viva Forrester in Perth, WA
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