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Wilfred O'Reilly

In memory of:

Private Wilfred O'Reilly

January 24, 1917
Hamilton

Military Service

Service Number:

663196

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

164th Bn

Additional Information

Born:

September 29, 1898
Amaranth, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 27, 1916
Shelburne, Ontario

Son of John and Annie O'Reilly, of Grand Valley, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 303 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SHELBURNE CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press Jan. 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press Jan. 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the London Free Press Jan. 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press Jan. 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– Wilfred O’Reilly in uniform

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    Biography – Wilfred O’Reilly in uniform
  • Biography– Buried in a family plot..Trinity Ward Section, Lot 29. Shelburne Cemetery Shelburne ON - written on the tombstone:: "One precious to our heart is gone, A voice we loved is still, A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled."

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    Biography – Buried in a family plot..Trinity Ward Section, Lot 29. Shelburne Cemetery Shelburne ON - written on the tombstone:: "One precious to our heart is gone, A voice we loved is still, A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled."
  • Award Citation– Silver Cross - it was my Great Grandmother Annie O’Reilly’s and is now in the possession of Lynn Ann Ketchell who is a niece of Wilfred O’Reilly

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    Award Citation
    Award Citation – Silver Cross - it was my Great Grandmother Annie O’Reilly’s and is now in the possession of Lynn Ann Ketchell who is a niece of Wilfred O’Reilly
  • Monument– Orangeville (Dufferin County) Ontario War Memorial.

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    Monument – Orangeville (Dufferin County) Ontario War Memorial.
  • Newspaper Clipping

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    Newspaper Clipping
  • Funeral– Funeral of Wilfred O'Reilly Shelburne Ontario

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    Funeral
    Funeral – Funeral of Wilfred O'Reilly Shelburne Ontario
  • Memorial Wreath– Memorial wreath of Wilfred O'Reilly Shelburne Ontario

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    Memorial Wreath
    Memorial Wreath – Memorial wreath of Wilfred O'Reilly Shelburne Ontario

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