Regimental number | 3423 |
Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | 113 Camberwell Road, Northcote, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, P F O'Grady, 17 Taranaki Street, Newtown, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 26 November 1915 (mumps); discharged to duty, 29 December 1915. Taken on strength, 8th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Found guilty, 16 January 1916, of being absent without leave from Tattoo, 16 Janaury, ti 9.15 pm, 22 January 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeiture of 7 days' pay. Transferred to and taken on strength of 60th Bn, 24 February 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, Ferry Post, 25 March 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, 14 April 1916 (epidymitis),and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 17 April 1916; rejoined Bn, 16 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Found guilty, 10 July 1916, of (1) being absent without leave at Tattoo, 6 July; (2) being absent without leave from Morning Parade, 7 July; (3) Drunk when required for Orderly Room: reduced to the ranks. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2040513: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 13954 Pte W.C. HEATHERSHAW, Australian Army Medical Corps (attached to 60th Bn) (patient, No 22 General Hospital, Etaples), 26 February 1917: 'I have a friend named O'Grady, whom we used to call "Pat". I don't know his number. He came from Carlton, Victoria. I saw him in the D/S terribly wounded by m.g. fire. Both his legs were off. I did not see him actually dead, but am told that he died before he got out of the D/S.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, O'GRADY Patrick Aloysius
Red Cross File No 2040513 |