Career
O'Grady served in 23 Squadron as a Spad pilot. He scored his first aerial victory on 30 April 1917, and accumulated nine wins by the end of August. He was transferred off combat duty to Home Establishment in September 1917.
2nd Lt. Conn Standish O'Grady, R.F.C., Spec. Res. "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in leading fighting patrols against superior numbers of enemy aircraft. O'Grady survived the war.
He became a professor during the 1930s. He was an active glider pilot as late as the 1950s, belonging to the Newcastle Gliding Club. He died during the 1970s.
