William John O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	1771
Enlisted:	7 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Auburn, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dentist Mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

7 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1771, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
8 Apr 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 1771, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
8 Apr 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 1771, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne
10 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 1771, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Shell wound to the back
5 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 1771, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1771 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-05

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Son of William O'Connor and Mary Josephine O'Connor nee Delaney of Gilman Street, Auburn, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal