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O'REGAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2882 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Illness - Pneumonic Influenza, Coast Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, , 30 June 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic Section, Row B, Grave 278, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, South Gundurimba Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2882, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2882, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left knee (severe) causing compound fracture of the tibia and evacuated to England on 4 December 1917 | |
| 24 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District while he was wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Timothy and Margaret O'Regan of Ballina Street, Lismore NSW; brother of John O'Regan who was killed in action on 2 June 1917 while serving with the 41st Battalion
16 February 1918 - commenced return to Australia on board HS Kanowna as wounded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal