| Regimental number | 6371 |
| Place of birth | Kanimbla Valley, Hartley District, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, Hartley District, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Myalong via Katoomba, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Father, Peter Luke O'Reilly, Myalong via Katoomba, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Wounded at Polygon Wood, Belgium, 20 September |
| Place of burial | Estaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row C, Grave No. 2A), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 105 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Jane O'REILLY |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 765 Peter John O'REILLY, Machine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 14, returned to Australia 6 September 1919; 764 Eugene Michael O'REILLY, Machine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 14, returned to Australia 15 April 1918. First Cousins: 3221 Private Thomas Cormack SMITH, 18th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement, killed in action 21 October 1917, age 21, Ypres, Belgium; 3563 Private Ernest William SMITH, 13th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement, returned to Australia 28 March 1919.~ |
| Other details | Parents: Peter and Jane O'REILLY |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
