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O'CONNELL, Robert Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7299 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1917, Enlisted at Picton, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 29 March 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales M2, Section L, Grave 1231. Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Rememvrance |
| Memorials: | Picton Wollondilly Shire Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7299, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Picton, NSW | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7299, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7299, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7299, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Connell and Annie M. O'Connell of Chelmsford Street Camperdown, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 August 1917 aboard HT New Zealand disembarking on 24 October 1917
Medal: British War Medal