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O'CONNOR, William Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6360 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 October 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penola, South Australia, 29 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Wallacedale, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 19 February 1943, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Horsham Cemetery, Victoria Catholic, Row E, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Wallacedale WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6360, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6360, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6360, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, From 24th Battalion | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, From 66th Battalion | |
| 2 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6360, 24th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds. | |
| 13 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6360, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor nee Leonard od Wallacedale, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 7 July 1919 aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c William marreid Doreen May Atkins in Victoria.