Military History

Enlisted with 44th Bn 6th Reinf. Transferred to Field Artillery 10.11.1916. He proceeded to Maribyrnong Victoria for further Artillery training 18.1.1917 – 14.5.1917.
Embarked Melbourne per HMAT ‘Port Sydney’ 19.11.1917.
Roll Rank Gunner.
Roll Unit Field Artillery Brigade, 27th Reinf.
O’Grady disembarked at Suez 12.12.1918. He entrained to Alexandria, joined the BEF and embarked for Taranto, Italy 18.12.1918. At Taranto, O’Grady embarked for England. He disembarked at Southampton 4.1.1919 and marched in to the Artillery Training School at Heytesbury. After a period of intensive training, he proceeded overseas to France via Southampton per HT ‘Heytesbury’ 22.4.1918. O’Grady was taken on strength with 6th Army Bde. Australian Field Artillery (AFA)1.5.1919. On demobilisation, he was granted leave with pay to attend Buckingham Gate Motor Garage 18.7.1919 – 18.10.1919.
Embarked for return to Australia per HT ‘Ypiringa’ 15.11.1919.
Returned/Disembarked 26.12.1919.
Discharged 23.1.1920.
Final Rank Gunner, 6th Army Field Artillery Bde.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Brothers Albert (SN 6626) and Leonard (SN 29473) also served in WW1.
Photos HMAT 'Port Sydney' A15. Originally Star of England. Photographer unknown, photograph AWM C02483
             Artillery Horses on the road between Popperhinge and Ypres.1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source E00827

Information Source
AWM 304038 . HMAT 'Port Sydney' at Fremantle. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E00827. Port Artillery Horses on the road between Popperhinge and Ypres.1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455 O’Grady James
AWM Embarkation Rolls James O’Grady
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