O'CONNOR, Michael
| Service Numbers: | 1637, 1637A |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Enlisted at Mundooran, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Warren Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia, 30 March 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Old Dubbo Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Eumungerie - Coboco RSL Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1637, 45th Infantry Battalion , Enlisted at Mundooran, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1637, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1637, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1637A, 45th Infantry Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to spinal meningitis. The letter A had been added to his service number when taken on strength |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William O'Connor and Caroline Mary O'Connor nee Royal of Collie, NSW formerly of Echuca, Victoria.
Brother of Patrick O'Connor who returned to Australia on 13 October 1919 having served with the 45th Battalion; Edward (Edmund) Joseph O'Connor who returned to Australia on 17 November 1919 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion and George William O'Connor who was killed in action on 7 June 1917 while serving with the 45th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 27.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1917 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 9 June 1917 at Melbourne then overland to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Michael married Kathleen A. Cridland in Dubbo, NSW