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O'CONNOR, Dominic
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3903 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1893 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, June 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic U, Grave 10169, Interred on 30 June 1965 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3903, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3903, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3903, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3903, 21st Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and hands. | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion | |
| 16 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3903, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
John O'Connor and of Ellen Theresa O'Connor nee O'Mahony of Church Street, South Richmond, Victoria.
Brother of Gerald Augustine O'Connor who was killed in action on 19 July 1916 while serving with the 60th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on V.C. Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Panel 21.
Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1919 aboard HT Rio Negro disembarking on 22 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Domnic married Gladys Gilbert in Victoria