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O'REILLY, Thomas Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1888 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1873 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bush Worker |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1888, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1888, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1888, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 22 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1888, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment Thomas was worker in the Millmerran area. Post war service Thomas returned to Millmerran and it is his last know address but there is a possibility he returned to Victoria.
Next of kin given as a friend Ellen Burns of Napier Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 12 May 1917
Medal: British War Medal