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O'REILLY, Oscar Meredith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 17 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pymble, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Natural causes, New South Wales, 5 February 1982, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 21, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 21, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 21, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 21, 36th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (left foot) | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 May 1918: | Imprisoned "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" | |
| 10 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 21, 33rd Infantry Battalion |
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