Joseph O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	1414
Enlisted:	5 February 1917, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Railway Unit (AIF)
Born:	Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 12 June 1890
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Copley, South Australia, 13 August 1953, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

5 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1414, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD
11 May 1917:	Involvement 1414, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked 1414, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
10 May 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1414, Railway Unit (AIF), Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Patrick O'Connell and Margaret O'Connell nee Harty of Lake Street, Cairns, QLD

At the time of enlistment Joseph was employed as a locomotive and wagon repairing blacksmith at Charters Towers, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 30 Janaury 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 21 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medal: British War Medal

In February 1943 Joseph was residing in Quron, SA