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O'REILLY, Bernard Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2219 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916, Enlisted at Forbes, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1891 |
| 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. Panel 29 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canowindra Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Honour Roll, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2219, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Forbes, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas John O'Reilly and Johannah O'Reilly. Native of Goolagoong, NSW.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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