Maurice William O'CONNOR

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O'CONNOR, Maurice William

Service Number:	6609
Enlisted:	2 November 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kaniva, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Meningie, The Coorong, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Laborer
Died:	Daw Park, South Australia, 29 June 1961, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section EX, Drive B, Path 25, Grave 8AN, Interred on 30 June 161
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World War 1 Service

2 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6609, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 6609, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 6609, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
4 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6609, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John O'Connor and Christina Lavinia O'Connor of Meningie, SA formerly of Kaniva, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 27 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 16 January 1923 Maurice married Ruby Eulalie Pretoria Sneath in St Peters Church, Robe, SA

At the time of death he was living in Semaphore, SA.

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