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O'GRADY, Standish de Courcy
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6343, 6343A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Onslow, Western Australia, 11 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 4 November 1960, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Wesleyan, Section AA, Grave 0123 |
| Memorials: | West Leederville Town Hall HB2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6343, Australian Army Service Corps AIF, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 22 May 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6343, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6343, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 28th Infantry Battalion, From Australian Army Service Corps. Letter A added to his service number now 6343A. | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 6343A, 28th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6343A, 28th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right arm later amputated | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6343A, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to amputation | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 6343, 28th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Dring O'Grady and Lucy Harrison O'Grady nee Cooper of Claremont Avenue, Claremont, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 February 1918 aboard HT Balmoral Castle disembarking on 19 March 1918.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1942c Standish married Constance Mary Riches in Perth, WA
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