William (Willie) O'CONNOR MM

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Service Number:	443
Enlisted:	11 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1880
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bushman
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, August 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Section U, Grave 11658
Memorials:

11 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 443, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 443, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 443, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
27 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 443, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Shell shock. Embarked for England aboard HS Dieppe
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 22nd Battalion
4 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, From 65th Battalion
8 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 443, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right hand
23 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 443, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Gassed
21 Oct 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Commonwealth Gazette, 119, on 17 October 1919
29 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 443, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Michael O'Connor and Elizabeth O'Connor nee Payton of Buncle Street, North Melbourne, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 30 April 1919

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal