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O'CONNOR, Joseph Simon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1111 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Winch Timberman |
| Died: | Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, 22 May 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic area MC, Grave 0615 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1111, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1111, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1111, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 18 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 5 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1111, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles O'Connor and Mary O'Connor nee Burns of Albury, NSW
During 1906c Joseph married Ethel May Daniel in Perth, WA. Address given as King William Street, Adelaide, SA later of Carnarvon, WA and West Perth, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1917 aboard HT Suevic
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal