Martin John O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	2727
Enlisted:	2 February 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Light Horse Field Ambulance
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 13 March 1885
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

2 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2727, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2727, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Embarked HMAT Borda at Adelaide
Date unknown:	Involvement Driver, 2727, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
Date unknown:	Embarked Driver, 2727, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance

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Son of Martin John O'Connell and Fanny O'Connell nee Mills of Sultram Place, Adelaide, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 4 August 1915 at HT Port Lincoln disembarking on 2 September 1915

Not eligible for medals due to desertion on 3 January 1916 from the Mitcham Camp and not heard of again.