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O'CONNOR, Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1263 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1263, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1263, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1263, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 6 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From Light Trench Mortar Batteries | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1263, 18th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the right elbow. Invalided to England on 14 August 1918 | |
| 14 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, This soldier showed great gallantry during the attack on the morning of 8th August 1918 towards Warfusee. He advanced single handed to the attack of a machine gun position and captured the gun and its crew of seven after killing the first man. Commonwealth Gazette, 109, 15 September 1919 | |
| 23 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1263, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Conor of 'Gollon', Wellington, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 November 1919 aboard HT Ypringa disembarking on 9 January 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1962c Lawrence was residing in Market Street, Boorowa, NSW