Henry David O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	1971
Enlisted:	27 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1881
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1971, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1971, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1971, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney

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Son of Patrick William O'Connell and Jane O'Connell later known as Potter of corner Pickles and Dank Streets, South Melbourne, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal