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O'CONNOR, Leonard Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2501 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Case maker |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 22 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt Plot 1, Row F, Grave 18. Headstone inscription reads: Memory is the only thing love can call its own still sadly missed by his loving wife Laura |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2501, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2501, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2501, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2501, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2501, 7th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right eye. | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2501, 7th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wounds to the right thigh and hand | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2501, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2501 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-12-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Edmund O'Connor and Amy Edith O'Connor nee McLean of Islington Street, Collingwood, Victoria.
Husband of Laura O'Connor of Argyle Street, Kings Cross, London, England.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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