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O'CONNELL, Arthur Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2000 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Carlton State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Dysentery, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 14 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 328 Headstone inscription reads: For ever with the Lord at rest, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2000, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2000, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2000, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Victoria O'Connell of Carlton, Victoria. Brother of Gladys Taggart nee O'Connell of North Carlton, Victoria and Henry Charles O'Connell
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal