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BREALEY, Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5053 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kangarilla, South Australia, 27 June 1879 |
| Home Town: | Houghton, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Houghton, South Australia, 6 September 1920, aged 41 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Houghton Cemetery, S.A. Interred on the 7 September 1920 |
| Memorials: | Houghton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5053, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5053, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 29 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 10th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the left arm and face | |
| 9 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 10th Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion. Gunshot wound to the left hand | |
| 10 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as Medically Unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Robert Brealey and Emily Brealey nee Jones of Houghton, SA.
Brother of Frank Brealey, Ella Brealey, Amy Brealey, Hurtle Brealey, Winifred Amy Brealey, Marion Brealey and William Howard Brealey
Returned to Australia on 19 October 1918 for discharge
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal