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O'CONNOR, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6605, 6605A, 6605a |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic FM 16, Grave 869. Interred on 2 August 1944 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6605, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6605, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6605, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 23 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From 17th Battalion. Letter A to service number added when taken on strength, now 6605A | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6605A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the arm and back. Invalided to England on 6 October 1918 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 6605a, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6605A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Edith OConnor nee Barber of Glencairn Harriet Street, Neutral Bay, NSW. Thomas and Edith married during 1916c in Mosman, NSW
Commenced return to Australia as wounded on 14 January 1919 aboard HT City of York disembarking on 27 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal