William O'REILLY

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Service Number:	2073
Enlisted:	17 November 1916, Enlisted at Castlemaine, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

17 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2073, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Castlemaine, Victoria
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2073, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2073, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
14 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2073, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to deafness

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Son of Susan O'Reilly of Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1917 aboard a hospital ship

Medal: British War Medal