O'REILLY, John Boyle

(28/6/1844-1890).

Was born in Ireland and died in the United States of America. He arrived on 10/1/1868 on the Hougoumont as one of the Fenian political prisoners. He joined the 10th Hussars. He was an organiser of the Fenian movement within the British Army in 1865 and was arrested after inducing about 80 troopers to join. During the voyage to Western Australia, he was assistant editor of the shipboard paper '"The Wild Goose". He was sent to the Bunbury in a work party and made his escape on the American Whaler Gazelle in 1869 and helped plan the escape of others on the Catalpa in 1876. He had a distinguished career as editor of the Boston Pilot in the United States of America and published novels.

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