Virtual War Memorial | Bernard Joseph (Bernie / Barney) O'REILLY

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O'REILLY, Bernard Joseph

Service Number:	2219
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	17 May 1891, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Gooloogong, Cowra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 September 1917, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

11 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2219, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
11 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 2219, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney

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