Thomas Henry O'RIELLY

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Service Number:	148
Enlisted:	5 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dimboola, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Woodville, South Australia, 26 April 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Cremated. Rose Bush, Row C, Site 44
Memorials:

5 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
31 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 148, 43rd Infantry Battalion
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left arm. Embarked for England on 8 October 1917 aboard HS Ville de Liege
23 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the left elbow. Transferred to England on 3 April 1918
26 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District
Date unknown:	Wounded 148, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Son of Annie O'Rielly of Western Street, Solomontown, Port Pirie, SA.

Next of kin given as his brother Harold G. O'Rielly of Adelaide, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 26 November 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal