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O'CONNOR, Ernest Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1457 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Cleveland, Redland, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barber |
| Died: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 October 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Ryde, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1457, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1457, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1457, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 15 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Artillery Details , From 2nd Light Horse Regiment. At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 24 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From Artillery Details | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 17 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1457, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur O'Connor and Mary O'Connor nee Sweeney of St. Kilda, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his daughter Thelma O'Connor, Mudgee College, Brisbane, QLD. The address of his wife was unknow. On 9 August 1905 Ernest married Maud Quinn in QLD.
Commemced return to Australia on 29 May 1919 aboard HT Rio Negro disembarking on 25 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals:1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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