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O'CONNELL, William Bede
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3453 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers (Catholic) Waverley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Navvy |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3453, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3453, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3453, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Felix O'Connell and Ellen Catherine O'Connell of Campbell Street, Paddidngton, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal