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O'GRADY, Cornelius James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2003 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Warramurtee, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wilcannia, Central Darling, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , February 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Catholic, X, Row 22, Grave 22 Baker and Woodman officiated. Funeral held on 5 February 1953 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2003, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2003, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2003, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Adelaide | |
| 27 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, From Camel Details | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 2003 | |
| 30 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 9th Light Horse Regiment, From 1st Camel Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2003, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Cornelius O'Grady and Rebecca Minnie O'Grady of Mena Murtee Station, Wilcannia, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 17 Sepember 1919 aboard HT Dunluce Castle disembarking on 23 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal