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O'GRADY, Thomas Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2820 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Ignatius College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Postal Employee & Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2820, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2820, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2820, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, At Serapeum | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2820, 60th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the face. Embarked for England on 22 July 1916 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 2820, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2820 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Son of Mark Patrick O'Grady and Mary Ann Agnes O'Grady of Victoria
Next of kin given as his sister H O'Grady of C/- S. O'Grady, Victoria Street, Richmond, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal