William John O'GRADY

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Service Number:	188
Enlisted:	3 November 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yangan, Queensland, Australia, 26 July 1886
Home Town:	Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 17 December 1939, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairns Cemetery, Queensland Monumental East Side, Row A3, Grave 3804
Memorials:	Warwick War Memorial Gates

3 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 188, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 188, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 188, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
25 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 188, 42nd Infantry Battalion
23 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion
18 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 188, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit

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Address given at the time of enlistment was Guy Street, Warwick, QLD

Son of James O'Grady and Ann Bridget Collins formerly O'Grady nee O'Dempsey of Fitzroy Street, Warwick, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Prinz Hubertus disembarking on 26 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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