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O'RIELLY, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5448 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1916, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | County Kerry, Ireland , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 17) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5448, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5448, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5448, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Michael O'Rielly's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Hugh O'REILLY and Mary KENNEDY
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother James O'Reilly of AIF Blackboy Hill Camp, WA.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal