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O'CONNOR, Desmond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 290 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hawksburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 290, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 290, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 290, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 290, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Multiple wounds to the upper body. | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 57th Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 290, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Shell shock. | |
| 27 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 290, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to shell shock |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Nicholas Lawrence O'Connor and Mary Caroline O'Connor nee Tobin of Malvern Road, Hawksburn, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 12 May 1917
Medals: 191-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Desmond married Eileen Tennant Hartrick in Victoria