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O'GRADY, Pierce Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2527 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walgett, New South Wales, Australia , 8 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 17 August 1979, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic, Section 1, Row 8A, Grave 1 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2527, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 14 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2527, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2527, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2527, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds. Embarked for England on 29 September 1917 | |
| 29 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2527, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Alternative spellings of his christian name are Peirce and Pearce
Son of Daniel O'Grady and Jessie Mary O'Grady of Walgett, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarkating at Port Said for Court Martial. Re-embarked on 4 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 11 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Post war Pierce was a member of several RSL Sub Branches
During 1922c Pierce married Jessie M. Oldfield in Condoblin, NSW