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O'CONNOR, James Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6869A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 23 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1940, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Row C, Grave 0815. Interred on 30 July 1940. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6869A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 13 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, From 23rd reinforcements, Letter A added to his service number | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6869A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6869A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6869A, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John O'Connor and Mary O'Connor nee Kavanag of Brighton Street, South Richmond, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 September 1918 aboard HT Arawa disembarking on 17 November 1918
Medal: British War Medal
During 1919c James married Myrtle Baker in Victoria