John William O'REILLY

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Service Number:	2060
Enlisted:	8 April 1915, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1871
Home Town:	Charleville, Murweh, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

8 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2060, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
31 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 2060, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 2060, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
27 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Field Artillery Brigade
25 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column
2 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2060, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Patrick O'Reilly of Melbourne, Victoria

Next of kin given as his nephew Reginald Victor Trimble, c/o William Trimble, Custom House, Brisbane, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 21 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal