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Lt. Walter Joseph Stanislaus "Stan" O'Grady
Australian Imperial Forces 18th Battalion
from:Hill View, Coffs Harbour
Lieutenant Walter Joseph Stanislaus O'Grady was my great grand uncle. He served in Galipoli, got very sick and was shipped out. He returned to command the School of Australian Cyclist Corps, which was later disbanded as unsuitable for the war time effort. It had been hoped that the Cyclist Corp would be more silent than horses to creep up on the enemy.
In the Second World War Uncle Walter reached the rank of Major