John O'CONNOR MM

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Service Number:	6093
Enlisted:	6 March 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:

6 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6093, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
22 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6093, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
22 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6093, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
4 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6093, 13th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the chest and right hand. Invalided to England on 20 July 1918.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 6093, 13th Infantry Battalion
10 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6093, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of Daniel O'Connor and Sarah Elizabeth O'Connor of Bungirbomar, Gollan via Wellington, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 December 1918 aboard HT Bakara disembarking on 14 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal