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O'CONNOR, Thomas Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7301 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1916, Enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Terang, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Vincent's Orphanage School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 31 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block R, Plot 11, Row O, Grave 19. Headstone inscription reads: There's a link death cannot sever fond remembrance lasts forever |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Terang 100th Centenary of Armistice Remembering Our Fallen, Terang War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7301, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7301, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7301, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7301, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back. Transferred to England on 16 January 1918 | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7301, 5th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Multiple |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Minnie O'Connor of South Preston, Victoria
Next of kin given as a friend Mary Harris of The Sisters, Terang, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal