John Patrick O'REILLY

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Service Number:	6178
Enlisted:	15 June 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia , 23 February 1890
Home Town:	Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1940, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kenmore (Saint Patrick) Cemetery, Goulburn, NSW Extension 1, Section Z, Grave 33
Memorials:

15 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6178, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6178, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6178, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
17 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6178, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of John O'Reilly and Martha O'Reilly of Goulburn, NSW.

Husband of Elsie Irene O'Reilly nee Tuchin of Goulburn, NSW. John and Elsie married in Sydney during 1913c

Commenced return to Australia on ! April 1919 aboard HT Shropshire disembarking on 16 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal