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O'CONNOR, Joseph Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5402 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 9 October 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Public Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 11 October 1974. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5402, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5402, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5402, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5402, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Connor and Sarah O'Connor of Bridgewater, Victoria
Husband of Hetty O'Connor of Arden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria.
Commencd return to Australia on 19 June 1919 aboard HT Miltiades disembarking on 5 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal