William O'REILLY

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Service Number:	4460
Enlisted:	23 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leitrim, County Leitrim, Ireland, 1893
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bootmaker
Memorials:

23 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4460, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
23 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 4460, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 4460, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne
13 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4460, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of George O'Reilly and Norah O'Reilly of Chapel Street, Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland.

Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1919 aboard HT Rio Negro disembarking on 18 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Last known address was in Carlton, Victoria in 1935c