John Edward O'GRADY

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Service Number:	471
Enlisted:	18 January 1915, Enlisted at St. Arnaurd, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lai Lai, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 1 December 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Timor Cemetery, Central Goldfields Shire, Victoria, Australia L21, Grave 709
Memorials:

18 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 471, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at St. Arnaurd, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 471, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 471, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
21 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 471, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Patrick O'Grady and Rose O'Grady nee Brennan of Lai Lai, Ballarat, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his brother Miles O'Grady of St Arnaud, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 aboard HS Orsova disembarking on 27 February 1919

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

During 1934c John married Sarah (Sadie) Bridget Doyle