John O'REILLY

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Service Number:	2513
Enlisted:	24 May 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Michelltown, County Cork, Ireland, 1887
Home Town:	Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

24 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2513, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA
18 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2513, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: ''
18 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2513, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Chilka, Fremantle

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Prior to coming to Australia John was apprenticed as a jockey

Son of Thomas o'Reilly of Michellstown, County Cork, Ireland.

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