John Arthur O'REILLY

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Service Number:	5649
Enlisted:	3 March 1916, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia , 1890
Home Town:	Mirrool, Coolamon, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 March 1918
Cemetery:	Berks Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row A, Grave 11. Rev. T.C. Robinson officiated
Memorials:	Ariah Park War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5649, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brunswick, Victoria
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 5649, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 5649, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
3 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5649, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Shell shock caused by being buried by a shell

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Mirrool, Ariah Park, NSW.

Son of Thomas O'Reilly and Catherine O'Rielly nee Fry of Numurkah, Victoria

Next if kin given as his brother Thomas O'Reilly of Matong, Victoria later of Wairoa, NZ.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal