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O'CONNOR, Herbert Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3015 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 16 February 1882 |
| Home Town: | Medlow Bath, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 5 June 1936, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penrith General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican Section 1, Row O, Grave 01. Interred on 5 June 1936. Grave appears to be unmarked |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3015, 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 3015, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 3015, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 2 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3015, 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Joseph O'Connor and Clara O'Connor of Balmain, NSW.
Husband of Mary Laura O'Connor nee Casey of Medlow Bath, NSW. Herbert and Mary married during 1908c in Sydney, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 17 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal