Daniel Francis O'GRADY

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O'GRADY, Daniel Francis

Service Number:	3100
Enlisted:	28 June 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 1904
Home Town:	Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Victoria Park, Western Australia, 4 August 1928, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section DB, Grave 0732
Memorials:	Boulder Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

28 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3100, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
13 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3100, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3100, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle
9 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 11th Battalion
1 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3100, 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Shell wound to the left leg. Invalided to England on 9 November 1916 aboard HS Austurius
15 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion
3 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3100, 11th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the forearm. Invalided to England on 17 June 1918
20 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3100, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Daniel O'Grady and Agatha O'Grady nee O'Sullivan of Fairfield, NSW.

Brother of Victor James O'Grady who returned to Australia on 1 February 1918 having served in the 38th Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 6 November 1918 as wounded aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 24 December 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star. British War Medal, Victory Medal

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