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O'CONNOR, Maurice Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2220 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gladstone, New South Wales, Australia, 11 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bellingen, Bellingen, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Urunga Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 21 January 1964, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
East Lismore (Lismore) General Cemetery Roman Catholic, Row 8B, Grave 16 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2220, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2220, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2220, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Commonwealth Gazette | |
| 19 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2220, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Maurice Edward O'Connor and Mary Josephine O'Connornee Morrissey of 'Munga', Bellingen, NSW later of Lismore, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on 24 March 1919 at Melbourne then by boat to Sydney
Medals: Military Medal. British War Medal, Victory Medal