Bede Hannan O'Reilly (1912 - 1970)

Born 6 Jan 1912 in Cobargo, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Son of Myles McAdam O'Reilly and Christina Josephine (Hannan) O'Reilly

Husband of Meta Kathleen (Petersen) O'Reilly — married 21 Jun 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died 20 May 1970 at age 58 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Bede O'Reilly was born in New South Wales, Australia

Bede O'Reilly is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Private Bede O'Reilly served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 25 March 1941
Unit(s): 6 BTN (R M R)
Service ended: 21 January 1943

Name: Bede Hannan O'Reilly. Given Name: Bede Hannan. Surname: O'Reilly. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 6 Jan 1912. Cobargo, NSW. ^[1]

Education: Law Degree. 6 Sep 1935. University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW. ^[2]

Military Service Bede Harman O'Reilly served in World War 2 with the Australian Army, Service Number: V69196, attaining the rank of Private. His Next of kin was O'REILLY, MYLES. He enlisted on 25 March 1941 at Parkville, Victoria. His posting at discharge was: 6 BTN (R M R). He was released from service on 21 January 1943. ^[3]

• Enlisted - 25 Mar 1941. Carlton, Victoria. Locality - Parkville, Vic; Army; Service Number - V69196; Next of Kin - Myles O'Reilly (father).^[4]
• Discharged - 21 Jan 1943. Rank - Private, Posting - 6th Battalion (RMR).^[4]

Marriage 21 Jun 1946. Melbourne, Vic.^[5]

Husband - Bede Hannan O'Reilly

Wife - Meta Kathleen Petersen

Died 20 May 1970. Melbourne Victoria. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S13 1741/1912 Certainty: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S183 "Law Degrees Conferred," 6 Sep 1935, p. 8; digital images. Certainty: 3
3. ↑ World War Two Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 14 Apr 2023), Veteran Details for BEDE HARMAN O'REILLY for Service with the Australian Army. Service Number: V69196; Rank: Private; Enlistment from 25 March 1941 to 21 January 1943.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: #S44 Bede Harman O'Reilly. Certainty: 3
5. ↑ Victoria, Australia Marriage Index 1837 - 1950, Husband - Bede Hannan O'Reilly; Wife - Meta Kathleen Petersen; Married: 21 Jun 1946, Melbourne, Victoria. Surety: 3.
6. ↑ "Index to Probate Registers, 1841 - 1949" (Victoria, Australia), Surety: 3.

   Name: Bede Hannan O'Reilly;

   Event Type: Probate;

   Event Date: 8 Dec 1970;

   Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;

   Residence Place: East Malvern;

   Occupation: Insurance Adjustor;

   Death Date: 20 May 1970;

   Record Number: 285;

   Series Number:713;

   Volume Beginning Year: 1970;

   Volume Ending Year: 1979.

• Source: S13 NSW BDM Index

• Source: S14 Eden Monaro Pioneers Database

• Source: S183 Sydney Morning Herald, NSW. Sydney.

• Source: S44 World War Two Nominal Roll, database Department of Veterans' Affairs

Relationships confirmed by DNA

Hannan Family

William O'Reilly and Myles Hannan

William O'Reilly and Myles Bertram Hannan are second cousins (as documented in the WikiTree database)

John Hannan and Ellen (Kelleher) Hannan are great grandparents of William:

• William is the son of Bede Hannan O'Reilly confirmed by DNA
• Bede is the son of Christina Josephine (Hannan) O'Reilly confirmed by DNA
• Christina is the daughter of John Hannan and Ellen (Kelleher) Hannan confirmed by DNA

John Hannan and Ellen (Kelleher) Hannan are also the great grandparents of Myles:

• Myles Bertram is the son of Myles Francis Hannan confirmed by DNA
• Myles Francis is the son of Myles Bartholomew Hannan confirmed by DNA
• Myles Bartholomew is the son of John Hannan and Ellen (Kelleher) Hannan confirmed by DNA

As you can see from the paragraphs above, Myles has categorised various relationships as “confirmed by DNA” because:

• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between William O'Reilly GEDmatch RV8719489 and his second cousin Myles Bertram Hannan GEDmatch H189037 .
  • Their most-recent common ancestors (MRCAs) are their great grandparents John Hannan and Ellen (Kelleher) Hannan .
  • Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.4, based on sharing 126.7 cM across 8 segments (largest segment is 22.5 cM).

Myles categorised the relationships as “Confirmed by DNA”, based on instructions in WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:DNA_Confirmation).