Patrick De Courcey O'GRADY

O'GRADY, Patrick De Courcey

Service Number: 16
Enlisted: 5 June 1915, Enlisted at South Head, NSW
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Born: Nerrigundah, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

5 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 16, Siege Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at South Head, NSW
17 Jul 1915: Involvement Gunner, 16, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915: Embarked Gunner, 16, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
6 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 36th Heavy Artillery Group
5 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, From 36th Heavy Artillery Group
17 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Standish O'Grady and Catherine O'Grady of Moruya, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister R. Lake of Gipp Street, Paddington, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on 24 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal