O'GRADY, Edmond (Edmund) Kevin
| Service Numbers: | SX28587, S16333 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 February 1943, Adelaide River, NT |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 18 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Rostrevor College |
| Occupation: | Cooper (for 26 yrs); Linesman, PMG |
| Died: | Natural causes in old age, Memorial Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, 6 March 2004, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section D; Drive: B; Path (#) 1(12); Site No.35. |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Feb 1943: | Involvement Signalman, SX28587 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 1943: | Involvement Signalman, S16333, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
| 4 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Adelaide River, NT | |
| 1 Nov 1944: | Discharged |
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Born Edmond Kevin O'GRADY, 18 May 1914 at Thebarton, South Australia.
(SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928. Book : 936 Page : 115 District : Hin.)
Known as "KEVIN".
Father John Michael ('Jack') O'GRADY (b. 1866 - d. 1943) and
m. 14/3/1898 St Patrick's Church, Adelaide, SA.
Mother Hannah Margaret (Annie) nee ISKEY (b. 18/12/1876 Templers SA - d. 1851 SA).
Siblings:
Sister Annie Veronica O'Grady (b. 1899 & d. 1899 Thebarton SA)
Brother Francis Phillip O'Grady CBE (b. 9/12/1900 Thebarton SA - d. 1981)
m. 9/6/1930 Dorothy Mary (Doris) Walsh at Holy Cross, Goodwood SA
Sister Kathleen Helen (Ellen or Kath) O'Grady (b. ___ - d. ___)
Brother Phillip John O'Grady (b. 1905 Thebarton SA - d. 1987)
m. 15/9/1936 Margaret Edna (Edna) O'Keefe at St Saviours Church, Hindmarsh SA
Brother John William O'Grady (b. 1908 Thebarton SA - d. 1977)
m. 18/12/1937 Clara Julia Harris at Queen of Angels Church, Thebarton SA
Brother James Arthur ('Jim') O'Grady (b. 29/11/1910 Thebarton SA - d. 1993)
Sister Constance Mary (Connie) O'Grady (b. 18/5/1914 Thebarton SA - d. 2000)
m. 7/10/1937 Edward William ('Ted') Hunt at Quenn of Angels Church, Thebarton SA
Himself: Edmond Kevin ('Kevin') O'Grady (b. 18/5/1914 Thebarton SA - d. 6/3/2004 Adelaide SA)
4/2/1943 Enlisted at Mile End, South Australia
later signing up at Adelaide River, Northern Territory
***service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia
as they have not yet been scanned for viewing.****
1/11/1944 discharged from service in AIF
as a Signalman, HQ 4 L of C SIG
Married: Kathleen Mary (nee Hill), b. 3/9/1918 Alberton SA - d. 2/12/1997
(Father William Thomas HILL and Mother Hilda Mary MILLER)
Children: Son Brian John O'Grady
Daughter Carmel Margaret O'Grady
6/3/2004 Edmond passed away in Memorial Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia
buried in: Cheltenham Cemetery
Section D; Drive: B; Path (#) 1(12); Site No.35.
On behalf of Edmond's grandaughter Lesley Magill.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 9/4/2015. Lest we forget.
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