Thomas Henry O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	4878
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hesket, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Romsey, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Line Repairer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 13 February 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Romsey War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4878, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4878, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4878, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
13 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 4878, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4878 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-13

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Son of John O'Connor and Elizabeth O'Connor nee Campbell of Hesket, Victoria

Next of kin given as his oldest brother John Joseph O'Connor of Murphy Street, Romsey, Victoria

Brother of Edward O'Connor who returned to Australia on 2 March 1919 having served with the 46th Battalion

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal