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O'REGAN, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3283 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenelg, South Australia, 27 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brother College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 29 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, The South Australian National War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3283, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3283, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3283, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 3283, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3283 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-25 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David O'Regan and Catherine O'Regan nee Pyne of Rose Street, Glenelg, SA.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal