Francis William O'GRADY

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O'GRADY, Francis William

Service Number:	1703
Enlisted:	11 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nathalia, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 10 October 1966, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic H, Grave 3017. Interred on 13 October 1966. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

11 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1703, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1703, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1703, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
22 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1703, 59th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back. Invalided to England on 30 June 1918
19 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1703, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William O'Grady and Elizabeth Lillian O'Grady nee Colgan of Nathalia, Victoria

Husband of Violet May O'Grady nee Stevens of Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria. Francis and Violet married during 1913c in Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 10 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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