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O'REILLY, William Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7303 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1916, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pentland, Queensland, Australia , 17 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Gordonvale, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer . |
| Died: | Drowning, France, 20 August 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Babinda War Memorial, Gordonvale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7303, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7303, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7303, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
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