Silent Heroes - 199 Sgt John Reilly

A couple of years ago I was shown a photocopy of a handwritten diary detailing some of the 1st World War experiences of a young man from Bega, NSW, John (Jack) Bernard Reilly. This diary is not in the collection of the Australian War Memorial at the time of writing. This is Jack's story.

: Name: Laurie; Location: Canberra, ACT, Australia

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Jack's Enlistment (Attestation) Papers

These are the first 3 pages of Jack Reilly's WW1 file, courtesy of the National Archives of Australia website - http://www.naa.gov.au/ .

Note the signatures of Major Dawson, A Coy CO, and Colonel Dobbin, 1st Battalion CO.

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Labels: 1914, 199 Pte John Reilly, 1st AIF, 1st Battalion, 1st World War, A Coy., attestation, enlistment, WW1

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