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O'REILLY, Kevin Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5634 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, 16 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 November 1965, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD Interred on 19 November 1965 |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5634, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5634, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5634, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5634, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the back and foot. Embarked for England on 22 September 1917 aboard HS St. David | |
| 21 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5634, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion, From 25th Battalion | |
| 21 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5634, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter O'Reilly and Catherine Jane O'Reilly nee Brennan of Airdale, Ayr, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypiringa disembarking on 5 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 8 January 1927 Kevin married Viola Eileen Berg in QLD
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