Michael George O'CONNOR

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O'CONNOR, Michael George

Service Number:	4822
Enlisted:	6 December 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 16 July 1961, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Interred on the 18 July 1961. Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

6 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW
13 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 4822, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 4822, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
27 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion
27 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, From 63rd Battalion
28 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 19th Infantry Battalion, Gassed.
23 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 19th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. Invalided to England on 10 August 1918
8 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion
23 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4822, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Joseph O'Connor and Maria O'Connor of Selwyn Street, Paddington, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 14 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Joseph O'Connor and Maria O'Connor of Selwyn Street, Paddington, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 14 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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