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O'CONNOR, Ronald Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4916 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jeweller |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1938, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4916, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4916, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4916, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4916, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the arm. Embarked HS Newhaven on 25 July 1916 for England | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4916, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4916, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the left thigh. | |
| 26 Apr 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4916, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick O'Coonor and Eugenia O'Connor C/- H. Johnson of Thompson Street, Canterbury, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 January 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on 20 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel by boat to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal