Edward O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	1418
Enlisted:	2 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 12 October 1896
Home Town:	Belmore River Upper, Kempsey, New South Wales
Schooling:	Belmore Public School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Tailor
Died:	Concord Repatriation Hospital, New South Wales, Australia , 27 August 1959, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Eastern Drive Walls, Wall F, Niche 35.
Memorials:

2 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1418, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
4 May 1916:	Involvement Driver, 1418, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Driver, 1418, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
11 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 9th Machine Gun Company, From 33rd Battalion
20 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1418, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to tachycardia

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Full name Edward Andrew O'Connor but served as Edward O'Connor.

Son of Andrew O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor of Cecilia Street, Belmore, NSW.

On 23 December 1918 Edward married Christina Woods in the Registry Office, Wandsworth, London, England. Registrar W.G. Pinhorn officiated.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 Jamuary 1919 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 6 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal