Walter Joseph O'CONNOR

O'CONNOR, Walter Joseph

    Service Numbers: 1767, 8937, 1767, 8937
    Enlisted: 21 May 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA. Allotted number 1737 was replaced by 8937
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 16 May 1896
    Home Town: Yarloop, Harvey, Western Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Saw Filer
    Died: Yarloop, Western Australia, 25 December 1970, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Drakesbrook Public Cemetery, Waroona, Western Australia
    Roman Catholic, Row 1
    Memorials: Yarloop War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    21 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1767, 8937, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA. Allotted number 1737 was replaced by 8937
    23 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 1767, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    23 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 1767, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle
    21 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion
    5 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 8937, 27th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the right thigh. Embarked for England on 17 October 1917 aboard HS Panama
    5 Sep 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 8937, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Joseph O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor nee Collins of Hoffman Mill, Yarloop, WA formerly of Fitzroy, Victoria.

    Commenced return to Australia on 17 June 1918 aboard HT Matatua as wounded disembarking on 8 August 1918

    Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1920c Walter married Mary Josephine Deering in Yarloop, WA.

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