George O'GRADY

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Service Number:	6214
Enlisted:	21 July 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 24 August 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
Memorials:

21 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6214, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6214, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6214, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6214, 19th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to both legs, thigh and buttock. Embarked for England on 16 May 1917 aboard HS Grantully Castle
4 Feb 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6214, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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Full name is George Josphe O'Grady but served as George O'Grady.

Son of George Joseph O'Grady and Catherine O'Grady of Byrock, NSW.

Address at the time of enlistment was given as Crown Street, Surry Hills, NSW.

Next of kin given as a friend Nellie Penson of Glenmore Road, Paddington, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 July 1917 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 13 September 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1935c George married Jean Bennett in NSW